Simchat Torah

Simchat Torah, Hebrew for “Rejoicing in the Law”, celebrates the completion of the annual reading of the Torah.

On Erev Simchat Torah the Torah scrolls are taken from the ark and carried or danced around the synagogue. We unroll the entire Torah around the sanctuary then read the concluding section of Deuteronomy and immediately following, the opening section of Genesis, or B’reishit as it is called in Hebrew.

Simchat Torah 2026

Friday, October 2

Erev Simchat Torah and Shabbat Service with Consecration
6:30 p.m. | Millstone Sanctuary, Livestream & Facebook

Join us as we unroll the Torah completely and begin our transition from the end of the Torah to the beginning. We will also consecrate our youngest members as they begin their religious school studies.

Saturday, October 3

Simchat Torah, Shabbat Service, and Yizkor
10 a.m. | Millstone Sanctuary, Livestream & Facebook

Read more about Simchat Torah at the Reform Judaism website.