Simchat Torah marks the completion of the annual cycle of the reading of the Torah in the synagogue and the beginning of the new cycle.

Date details: Begins at sundown of Shemini Atzeret and ends at sundown of  the second  date listed.

General practices: Practitioners dance in synagogues as all the Torah scrolls are carried around in seven circuits. Jews also refrain from certain activities that are defined as work, including (depending on the level of observance): the use of electricity and electrical devices, use of cell phones and computers, riding in a car or public transportation, and writing.