Shmini Atzeret 4679 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 8440
Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️
Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 8440 begins at sundown on Friday, 31 October 4679 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 1 November 4679 .
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 4676
Friday Fri , November 3 Nov 3
Saturday Sat , November 4 Nov 4
22 Tishrei 8437
Shmini Atzeret 4677
Wednesday Wed , October 24 Oct 24
Thursday Thu , October 25 Oct 25
22 Tishrei 8438
Shmini Atzeret 4678
Sunday Sun , October 13 Oct 13
Monday Mon , October 14 Oct 14
22 Tishrei 8439
Shmini Atzeret 4679
Friday Fri , October 31 Oct 31
Saturday Sat , November 1 Nov 1
22 Tishrei 8440
Shmini Atzeret 4680
Wednesday Wed , October 20 Oct 20
Thursday Thu , October 21 Oct 21
22 Tishrei 8441
Shmini Atzeret 4681
Sunday Sun , October 9 Oct 9
Monday Mon , October 10 Oct 10
22 Tishrei 8442
Shmini Atzeret 4682
Friday Fri , October 27 Oct 27
Saturday Sat , October 28 Oct 28
22 Tishrei 8443
Shmini Atzeret 4683
Wednesday Wed , October 17 Oct 17
Thursday Thu , October 18 Oct 18
22 Tishrei 8444
Tanakh
Erev Simchat Torah
/ עֶרֶב שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Friday, 31 October 4679 / 22 Tishrei 8440
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 4679 / 22 Tishrei 8440
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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