Shmini Atzeret 4459 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 8220
Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️
Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 8220 begins at sundown on Friday, 31 October 4459 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 1 November 4459 .
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 4456
Friday Fri , November 3 Nov 3
Saturday Sat , November 4 Nov 4
22 Tishrei 8217
Shmini Atzeret 4457
Wednesday Wed , October 24 Oct 24
Thursday Thu , October 25 Oct 25
22 Tishrei 8218
Shmini Atzeret 4458
Sunday Sun , October 13 Oct 13
Monday Mon , October 14 Oct 14
22 Tishrei 8219
Shmini Atzeret 4459
Friday Fri , October 31 Oct 31
Saturday Sat , November 1 Nov 1
22 Tishrei 8220
Shmini Atzeret 4460
Wednesday Wed , October 20 Oct 20
Thursday Thu , October 21 Oct 21
22 Tishrei 8221
Shmini Atzeret 4461
Sunday Sun , October 9 Oct 9
Monday Mon , October 10 Oct 10
22 Tishrei 8222
Shmini Atzeret 4462
Sunday Sun , October 29 Oct 29
Monday Mon , October 30 Oct 30
22 Tishrei 8223
Shmini Atzeret 4463
Wednesday Wed , October 17 Oct 17
Thursday Thu , October 18 Oct 18
22 Tishrei 8224
Tanakh
Erev Simchat Torah
/ עֶרֶב שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Friday, 31 October 4459 / 22 Tishrei 8220
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, 1 November 4459 / 22 Tishrei 8220
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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