RABBI STEPHEN EPSTEIN
רבי שמואל בן-יהושע
A MODERN CONSERVATIVE RABBI
Rabbi at Temple Sholom of Ontario
Serving San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, CA and all of Southern California
Simchat Torah 2025 / שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה 5786
Wed, Oct 15
|Temple Sholom of Ontario
Day of Celebrating the Torah ✡️ Simchat Torah for Hebrew Year 5786 begins at sundown on Tuesday, 14 October 2025 and ends at nightfall on Wednesday, 15 October 2025.
Time & Location
Oct 15, 2025, 9:30 AM – 12:10 PM PDT
Temple Sholom of Ontario, 963 W 6th St, Ontario, CA 91762, USA
About the event
Simchat Torah or Simḥath Torah (also Simkhes Toreh, Hebrew: שִׂמְחַת תורָה, lit., “Rejoicing with/of the Torah,”) is a celebration marking the conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings, and the beginning of a new cycle. Simchat Torah is a component of the Biblical Jewish holiday of Shemini Atzeret (“Eighth Day of Assembly”), which follows immediately after the festival of Sukkot in the month of Tishrei (mid-September to early October on the Gregorian calendar).
Simchat Torah / שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Wednesday, 15 October 2025 / 23 Tishrei 5786
Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12; Genesis 1:1-2:3; Numbers 29:35-30:1
1: Deuteronomy 33:1-7 · 7 p’sukim
2: Deuteronomy 33:8-12 · 5 p’sukim