I find that people are often confused about Simchat Torah, because they think it is a separate holiday from Shemini Atzeret. In Chutz la’aretz (outside of Israel), we observe two days of Shemini Atzeret, but we call the first day Shemini Atzeret and the second day Simchat Torah. In Israel Shemini Atzeret is only one day, and it is called Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah. For technical reasons, we separate them in
A Snippet of the World to Come
A Snippet of the World to Come
A Snippet of the World to Come
I find that people are often confused about Simchat Torah, because they think it is a separate holiday from Shemini Atzeret. In Chutz la’aretz (outside of Israel), we observe two days of Shemini Atzeret, but we call the first day Shemini Atzeret and the second day Simchat Torah. In Israel Shemini Atzeret is only one day, and it is called Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah. For technical reasons, we separate them in