Shmini Atzeret 3979 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 7740
Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️
Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 7740 begins at sundown on Friday, 26 October 3979 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 27 October 3979 .
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 3976
Wednesday Wed , October 27 Oct 27
Thursday Thu , October 28 Oct 28
22 Tishrei 7737
Shmini Atzeret 3977
Monday Mon , October 17 Oct 17
Tuesday Tue , October 18 Oct 18
22 Tishrei 7738
Shmini Atzeret 3978
Friday Fri , October 6 Oct 6
Saturday Sat , October 7 Oct 7
22 Tishrei 7739
Shmini Atzeret 3979
Friday Fri , October 26 Oct 26
Saturday Sat , October 27 Oct 27
22 Tishrei 7740
Shmini Atzeret 3980
Monday Mon , October 13 Oct 13
Tuesday Tue , October 14 Oct 14
22 Tishrei 7741
Shmini Atzeret 3981
Sunday Sun , November 1 Nov 1
Monday Mon , November 2 Nov 2
22 Tishrei 7742
Shmini Atzeret 3982
Friday Fri , October 22 Oct 22
Saturday Sat , October 23 Oct 23
22 Tishrei 7743
Shmini Atzeret 3983
Wednesday Wed , October 12 Oct 12
Thursday Thu , October 13 Oct 13
22 Tishrei 7744
Tanakh
Erev Simchat Torah
/ עֶרֶב שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Friday, 26 October 3979 / 22 Tishrei 7740
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, 27 October 3979 / 22 Tishrei 7740
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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