Congregation Rodeph Sholom Tampa—a welcoming and progressive Conservative congregation

Simchat Torah means "Rejoicing in the Torah". This holiday marks the completion of the annual cycle of weekly Torah readings at which the last Torah portion is read, immediately followed by the first chapter of Genesis—representative of the never-ending Torah cycle.

Simchat Torah is a time of celebration, with processions around the synagogue carrying Torah scrolls accompanied by singing and dancing.

Torah scrolls in the museum next to the synagogue
Budapest, Hungary

Torah portions for Simchat Torah
chanted by Cantor Moshe Friedler

Click below to play:
Chanted in Hebrew
Chanted in English

Hebrew download link, click here.
English download link, click here.

Songs of the holiday
sung by Cantor Moshe Friedler

Click to play: Simchat Torah songs

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