1.0Holidays Todayhttps://holidays-today.com/holidaysmanagerhttps://holidays-today.com/holidays/author/managerrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="laHeoLoeoO"><a href="https://holidays-today.com/holidays/simchat-torah.html">Simchat Torah 2026</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://holidays-today.com/holidays/simchat-torah.html/embed#?secret=laHeoLoeoO" width="600" height="338" title="“Simchat Torah 2026” — Holidays Today" data-secret="laHeoLoeoO" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://holidays-today.com/holidays/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://holidays-today.com/holidays/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/9-5.jpg689462Why we celebrate Simchat Torah? Simchat Torah – Hebrew, which means “rejoicing the Torah.” Previously, the holiday was considered the second day of Shemini. He was not marked separately. Later, in some parts of Europe, the custom appeared to remove the Torah scrolls from the ark and sing the hymn. Already in the 16th century, […]