Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah 2024. Outside israel, simchat torah will occur on the following days of the secular calendar: It is celebrated on the 22nd day of the hebrew month of tishrei (first month of calendar).
Shemini atzeret/simchat torah theology and themes. 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.