Sukkot through Simchat Torah
Sukkot and Simchat Torah
Expanding opportunities for women's participation across the chag, from Sukkot through Simchat Torah.
Sukkot through Simchat Torah holds two distinct opportunities for women to read publicly: Megillat Kohelet on Shabbat Chol HaMoed, and V'Zot HaBracha on Simchat Torah. This page gathers what you need for both, whether you are learning to lein for the first time or organizing a reading in your community.
All recordings are by Rabbanit Bracha Jaffe, made deliberately and precisely as learning tools.
Learn to Lein Megillat Kohelet
Shabbat Chol HaMoed
For those whose custom it is to read Kohelet, it is leined on the Shabbat that falls during Sukkot. Because many congregations read from a printed book rather than a parchment scroll, it is an accessible place to begin.
The Trope
Start here. The ta'amim for the megillot, so you can learn the melody before you learn the text.
Ta'amim for Megillot
All Twelve Chapters
Megillat Kohelet in full, chapter by chapter.
Show the twelve chapter recordings
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Learn to Lein V'Zot HaBracha
Simchat Torah
The final parasha of the Torah, read on Simchat Torah, in Nusach Ashkenaz at two paces.
Regular Pace
All six aliyot commonly recited on Simchat Torah, plus the Haftarah.
Show the seven recordings
Aliyah 1
Aliyah 2
Aliyah 3
Aliyah 4
Aliyah 5
Aliyah 6, Chatan Torah
Haftarah
Slower Pace for Beginners
The first five aliyot, slowed down so you can learn the trop word by word.
Show the five recordings
Aliyah 1
Aliyah 2
Aliyah 3
Aliyah 4
Aliyah 5
Chatan Torah is currently available at regular pace only.
With deep gratitude to Rabbanit Bracha Jaffe for generously recording these aliyot and chapters.
Learning & Halakha
Go deeper into women, Torah reading, and the chagim.
Divrei Torah by Women
Divrei Torah for Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, and Simchat Torah from Jofa's Shema Bekolah and Vehigadet Levitekh series.
Read the divrei TorahOrganize a Reading
Everything you need to run a women's Kohelet leining, hakafot, or Torah reading.
Borrow a Torah
Jofa lends Torah scrolls to women's tefillah groups, partnership minyanim, and lifecycle celebrations through the Joan S. Meyers Memorial Torah Lending Program.
Learn about Torah ShareList Your Community's Reading
Holding a women's Kohelet leining, hakafot, or Torah reading this year? Tell us about it so we can help spread the word.
Submit your readingFind a Reading Near You
Browse our running list of women's readings around the world.
See the listings