Is there a difference on celebrating the Torah on Shavuot and Simchat Torah?

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Michael J

Yes. Shavuot is celebrated as the day we received the Torah, while Simchat Torah was chosen as a day by the Rabbinic authority to finish the annual cycle of the Torah reading. A Torah cycle used to take 7 years to complete, but that was changed to 1 year later on, and a day was chosen to celebrate the 'siyum'. Besides for that they are both days for celebrating the Torah.

Just**121-125

Shavuot is about G-d giving Moshe the Torah on Mount Sinai

On Simcha Torah we dance with the Torah.

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Malka D. 2

I can not imagine a difference, it is a joyful time to celebrate the Torah.

Paul C

Yes. On Shavuot we are celebrating completion of our first fruit offerings. In the old days, the rest of the harvest would belong to us. So we celebrate the blessings that come from Torah during Shavuot while on Simcha Torah, we celebrate the Torah itself. Shavout is a Spring holiday and Simcha Torah is a fall festival where we finish reading Torah and roll the scroll back to read from the beginning again. This is why we dance with the Torah on Simcha Torah.

1986

On Shavuot we celebrate when The Torah was given to Moshe. And Simcha Torah we celebrate dancing with the Torah.

J-UNIT

ok everyone gave you the right answers, but just something cute to give over to young children....
shavout we eat cheesecke.......and on simchat torah we get candy bags and dance in shul all day with the torah.....!

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at my shul we get to sing and dance with the Torah on simcha torah and we don't have sit and listen to a outside scholar like we do on shavuot.

vansemmanuel

Yes.On Shavous we celebrate G-d giving Torah to Moshe.But on Simchas Torah we celebrate the Torah itself.

YHC

There is a difference as everyone has already answered.

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I can't imagine a difference at the celebration of Torah. I always get excited on this High Holy days and enjoy every celbration that comes our way.

Amy W

On Shavuot we study the Torah, and on Simchat Torah we dance with the Torah. One is mental, the other is physical.

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When we celebrate Shavuot we celebrate G-d giving Moshe the Torah

When we celebrate Simcha Torah it is the Joy of Torah and we sing and dance with the Torah.

soar_2307

Shavuot is about God giving Moses the Torah on Mount Sinai.

On Simcha Torah we dance with the Torah.

Boy do I love this holiday very much.

Shabbat Shalom.

conde_c_b

Shavuot is about God giving Moses the Torah on Mount Sinai.

It is a joyful time to celebrate the Torah on any of the two holidays.

AnLoDeah

You know, we were debating this question at the simchat torah meal. So it's cute you mention it (but that's just by the way).
My thoughts are as following: On Shavuot we got the torah. It was given to us from above and all we had to do was accept it.
But Simchat Torah signifies our toil and our hard work and what we accomplished on our own, learning the Torah and finishing another cycle.
Also what happened on Shavuot was a one-time occasion.
What happens on Simchat Torah happens every year.

Y A Queen

Sounds like fun time

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