Simchat Torah begins at sundown and marks the completion of the annual cycle of reading the Torah (the first five books of the Hebrew Bible) in synagogues and the beginning of the new cycle. This s a joyous Jewish holiday, meaning "Rejoicing of the Torah."
Community: Jewish
Common Practices:
- Singing, dancing, and parading with the Torah scrolls, often in large, festive processions around the synagogue in seven circuits