Shmini Atzeret 1776 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 5537
Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️
Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 5537 began on Friday, 4 October 1776 and ended on Saturday, 5 October 1776 .
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 1773
Friday Fri , October 8 Oct 8
Saturday Sat , October 9 Oct 9
22 Tishrei 5534
Shmini Atzeret 1774
Monday Mon , September 26 Sep 26
Tuesday Tue , September 27 Sep 27
22 Tishrei 5535
Shmini Atzeret 1775
Sunday Sun , October 15 Oct 15
Monday Mon , October 16 Oct 16
22 Tishrei 5536
Shmini Atzeret 1776
Friday Fri , October 4 Oct 4
Saturday Sat , October 5 Oct 5
22 Tishrei 5537
Shmini Atzeret 1777
Wednesday Wed , October 22 Oct 22
Thursday Thu , October 23 Oct 23
22 Tishrei 5538
Shmini Atzeret 1778
Monday Mon , October 12 Oct 12
Tuesday Tue , October 13 Oct 13
22 Tishrei 5539
Shmini Atzeret 1779
Friday Fri , October 1 Oct 1
Saturday Sat , October 2 Oct 2
22 Tishrei 5540
Shmini Atzeret 1780
Friday Fri , October 20 Oct 20
Saturday Sat , October 21 Oct 21
22 Tishrei 5541
Tanakh
Erev Simchat Torah
/ עֶרֶב שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Friday, 4 October 1776 / 22 Tishrei 5537
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, 5 October 1776 / 22 Tishrei 5537
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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