Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah

Shemini Atzeret 2023 will begin in the evening of Friday, October 6, and ends in the evening of Saturday, October 7

Simchat Torah 2023 will begin in the evening of Saturday, October 7 and ends in the evening of Sunday, October 8

Friday, October 6, 2023 – Light Holiday Candles 6:12 PM

Saturday, October 7, 2023 – Light Holiday Candles after 7:09 PM

Sunday, October 8, 2023 – Holiday Ends 7:07 PM

The following seating options are available:

a) Seating inside sukkah
b) Outdoor seating – outside the sukkah
c) Indoor seating

For over 21 years, Talia’s Steakhouse and Bar, the premier Glatt Kosher restaurant located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, NYC, has been offering pre-paid, prix fixe, Glatt Kosher Simchat Torah lunch and dinner menu options – all inclusive. The energy, romantic ambiance, and Glatt Kosher gourmet cuisine at Talia’s Steakhouse & Bar make it the ideal spot to celebrate Simchat Torah. It is non-communal dinner with private tables for you and your family and friends.

Bring your friends and family and enjoy Talia’s Yom Tov meals. Since Jewish law allows cooking on Yom Tov, which doesn’t fall on Shabbat, you can indulge in a sizzling steak right off the grill while sipping mixed drinks from Talia’s full bar such as vodka cranberry, apple or chocolate martinis, cosmopolitans, etc.  Simchat Torah dinner at Talia’s includes challah roll, wine for kiddush and unlimited soda, coffee or tea. Deliveries will include challah and grape juice.

Prepaid Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah Dinner Menus

Friday, October 6th & Saturday, October 7th

First Seating: 5:00 PM – 7:15 PM 

Second Seating: 8:00 PM – 10:30 PM (flexible)

Dinner Menus

Option 1 – $110

To View Simchat Torah Menu Option 1 –CLICK HERE

Simchat Torah Dinner Option 1 Order Online – CLICK HERE

Option 2 – $140

To View Simchat Torah Menu Option 2 – CLICK HERE

Simchat Torah Dinner Option 2 Order Online – CLICK HERE

Simchat Torah Dinner Kids Menu – Order Online

Add extra items such as salads, and more to your order: Order Online

Add extra wine, shots, and beers to your order: Order Online

Yom Tov Lunch – October 7th & 8th

12:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Lunch Menu – $83 –  Click Here

Lunch Menu – Order Online – Click Here

Simchat Torah Kids Menu – Click here

Simchat Torah Kids Menu – Order Online – Click Here

All menus include challah and grape juice for kiddush.

For all who dine-in at Talia’s, soda, coffee, and tea are also included.

In the case of delivery, only challah and grape juice is included.

Talia’s offers a full-service bar. We do not allow bringing your own wines or liquors. No corkage fees. In the past, we allowed you to order your wines during your dinner and then we charged your card after Shabbat. We canceled this policy. Please prepay for your wines or liquors before Shabbat.

Below is our wine, cocktails, and liquor list:

To view our wine and bar menu: Click Here

Nearby hotels and shuls: Click Here

Cancellation Policy:

Please note that any cancellation for a prepaid meal must be made at least 72 hours before the start of Shabbat or Rosh Hashanah  to obtain a full refund. You shall not be entitled to any form of any refund or credit if you made cancellations at a later time, whether due to a change in plans, illness, act of God, etc.

NOTE: The above zemanim information is applicable to New York.
Talia’s proudly earned the “A” letter grade from the NYC Department of Health.
For further questions call 212-580-3770.
Menus are subject to change without notice.

What is Simchat Torah?

Immediately following the seven-day festival of Sukkot comes the two-day festival of Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah. (In the Land of Israel, the festival is “compacted” in a single day). Simchat Torah is a celebration marking the conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings, and the beginning of a new cycle.

The main celebration of Simchat Torah takes place in the synagogue during evening and morning services. In many Orthodox and Conservative congregations, this is the only time of year on which the Torah scrolls are taken out of the ark and read at night.

In the morning, the last parashah of Deuteronomy and the first parashah of Genesis are read in the synagogue. On each occasion, when the ark is opened, all the worshippers leave their seats to dance and sing with all the Torah scrolls in a joyous celebration that often lasts for several hours and more.

The morning service is also uniquely characterized by the calling up of each male member of the congregation for an aliyah, as well as a special aliyah for all the children in attendance. “On Simchat Torah,” goes the chassidic saying, “we rejoice in the Torah, and the Torah rejoices in us; the Torah, too, wants to dance, so we become the Torah’s dancing feet.”. To learn more about Simchat Torah Click HERE or HERE.