Shmini Atzeret 4842 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 8603
Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️
Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 8603 begins at sundown on Wednesday, 29 October 4842 and ends at nightfall on Thursday, 30 October 4842 .
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 4839
Wednesday Wed , November 2 Nov 2
Thursday Thu , November 3 Nov 3
22 Tishrei 8600
Shmini Atzeret 4840
Sunday Sun , October 21 Oct 21
Monday Mon , October 22 Oct 22
22 Tishrei 8601
Shmini Atzeret 4841
Friday Fri , October 11 Oct 11
Saturday Sat , October 12 Oct 12
22 Tishrei 8602
Shmini Atzeret 4842
Wednesday Wed , October 29 Oct 29
Thursday Thu , October 30 Oct 30
22 Tishrei 8603
Shmini Atzeret 4843
Monday Mon , October 19 Oct 19
Tuesday Tue , October 20 Oct 20
22 Tishrei 8604
Shmini Atzeret 4844
Friday Fri , October 7 Oct 7
Saturday Sat , October 8 Oct 8
22 Tishrei 8605
Shmini Atzeret 4845
Friday Fri , October 27 Oct 27
Saturday Sat , October 28 Oct 28
22 Tishrei 8606
Shmini Atzeret 4846
Monday Mon , October 15 Oct 15
Tuesday Tue , October 16 Oct 16
22 Tishrei 8607
Tanakh
Erev Simchat Torah
/ עֶרֶב שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Wednesday, 29 October 4842 / 22 Tishrei 8603
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
Thursday, 30 October 4842 / 22 Tishrei 8603
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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