Shmini Atzeret 3217 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 6978
Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️
Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 6978 begins at sundown on Friday, 13 October 3217 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 14 October 3217 .
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 3214
Friday Fri , October 17 Oct 17
Saturday Sat , October 18 Oct 18
22 Tishrei 6975
Shmini Atzeret 3215
Wednesday Wed , October 7 Oct 7
Thursday Thu , October 8 Oct 8
22 Tishrei 6976
Shmini Atzeret 3216
Monday Mon , October 24 Oct 24
Tuesday Tue , October 25 Oct 25
22 Tishrei 6977
Shmini Atzeret 3217
Friday Fri , October 13 Oct 13
Saturday Sat , October 14 Oct 14
22 Tishrei 6978
Shmini Atzeret 3218
Wednesday Wed , October 3 Oct 3
Thursday Thu , October 4 Oct 4
22 Tishrei 6979
Shmini Atzeret 3219
Wednesday Wed , October 23 Oct 23
Thursday Thu , October 24 Oct 24
22 Tishrei 6980
Shmini Atzeret 3220
Sunday Sun , October 11 Oct 11
Monday Mon , October 12 Oct 12
22 Tishrei 6981
Shmini Atzeret 3221
Friday Fri , October 29 Oct 29
Saturday Sat , October 30 Oct 30
22 Tishrei 6982
Tanakh
Erev Simchat Torah
/ עֶרֶב שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Friday, 13 October 3217 / 22 Tishrei 6978
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, 14 October 3217 / 22 Tishrei 6978
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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