Shmini Atzeret 1759 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 5520
Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️
Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 5520 began on Friday, 12 October 1759 and ended on Saturday, 13 October 1759 .
Shemini Atzeret (שמיני עצרת - “the Eighth [day] of Assembly”) is a Jewish holiday. It is celebrated on the 22nd day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei (first month of calendar). In the Diaspora, an additional day is celebrated, the second day being separately referred to as Simchat Torah. In Israel and Reform Judaism, the holidays of Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah are combined into a single day and the names are used interchangeably.
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Dates for Shmini Atzeret
Holiday Starts Ends Hebrew Date
Shmini Atzeret 1756
Friday Fri , October 15 Oct 15
Saturday Sat , October 16 Oct 16
22 Tishrei 5517
Shmini Atzeret 1757
Wednesday Wed , October 5 Oct 5
Thursday Thu , October 6 Oct 6
22 Tishrei 5518
Shmini Atzeret 1758
Monday Mon , October 23 Oct 23
Tuesday Tue , October 24 Oct 24
22 Tishrei 5519
Shmini Atzeret 1759
Friday Fri , October 12 Oct 12
Saturday Sat , October 13 Oct 13
22 Tishrei 5520
Shmini Atzeret 1760
Wednesday Wed , October 1 Oct 1
Thursday Thu , October 2 Oct 2
22 Tishrei 5521
Shmini Atzeret 1761
Monday Mon , October 19 Oct 19
Tuesday Tue , October 20 Oct 20
22 Tishrei 5522
Shmini Atzeret 1762
Friday Fri , October 8 Oct 8
Saturday Sat , October 9 Oct 9
22 Tishrei 5523
Shmini Atzeret 1763
Wednesday Wed , September 28 Sep 28
Thursday Thu , September 29 Sep 29
22 Tishrei 5524
Tanakh
Erev Simchat Torah
/ עֶרֶב שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Friday, 12 October 1759 / 22 Tishrei 5520
Torah Portion:
Deuteronomy 33:1-17
1:
Deuteronomy 33:1-7
· 7 p’sukim
2:
Deuteronomy 33:8-12
· 5 p’sukim
3:
Deuteronomy 33:13-17
· 5 p’sukim
Simchat Torah
/ שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Saturday, 13 October 1759 / 22 Tishrei 5520
Torah Portion:
Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12 ; Genesis 1:1-2:3 ; Numbers 29:35-30:1
1:
Deuteronomy 33:1-7
· 7 p’sukim
2:
Deuteronomy 33:8-12
· 5 p’sukim
3:
Deuteronomy 33:13-17
· 5 p’sukim
4:
Deuteronomy 33:18-21
· 4 p’sukim
5:
Deuteronomy 33:22-26
· 5 p’sukim
6:
Deuteronomy 33:27-34:12
· 15 p’sukim
7:
Genesis 1:1-2:3
· 34 p’sukim
maf:
Numbers 29:35-30:1
· 6 p’sukim
Haftarah:
Joshua 1:1-18
· 18 p’sukim
References
The
Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary
(paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
Tanakh:
The Holy Scriptures
(paid link)
Jewish Publication Society
Sefaria Tanakh
Sefaria.org
“Shemini Atzeret” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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