Simchat Torah 2024 Israel 2024. Shemini atzeret 2024 begins at sunset on october 23, 2024. Shemini atzeret / simchat torah is a public holiday for the general population according to holidays 2024.

It is immediately followed by simchat torah, which begins. Families and supporters of israeli hostages held by hamas in gaza pray outside the prime minister’s house in jerusalem on the jewish holiday of simchat torah, marking one year in the hebrew calendar since hamas.