Simchat Torah 2024 Recipes. While shemini atzeret’s significance is somewhat unclear, simchat torah conveys a clear message about the centrality of torah in jewish life. October 2024 will mark the first simchat torah since the devastating events of october 7, 2023.

It is both a source of jewish identity and. Following the seven joyous days of sukkot, we come to the happy holiday of shemini atzeret/simchat torah.