Shmini Atzeret 4916 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 8677
Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️
Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 8677 begins at sundown on Friday, 23 October 4916 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 24 October 4916 .
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 4913
Wednesday Wed , October 25 Oct 25
Thursday Thu , October 26 Oct 26
22 Tishrei 8674
Shmini Atzeret 4914
Monday Mon , October 15 Oct 15
Tuesday Tue , October 16 Oct 16
22 Tishrei 8675
Shmini Atzeret 4915
Sunday Sun , November 3 Nov 3
Monday Mon , November 4 Nov 4
22 Tishrei 8676
Shmini Atzeret 4916
Friday Fri , October 23 Oct 23
Saturday Sat , October 24 Oct 24
22 Tishrei 8677
Shmini Atzeret 4917
Monday Mon , October 11 Oct 11
Tuesday Tue , October 12 Oct 12
22 Tishrei 8678
Shmini Atzeret 4918
Sunday Sun , October 30 Oct 30
Monday Mon , October 31 Oct 31
22 Tishrei 8679
Shmini Atzeret 4919
Friday Fri , October 20 Oct 20
Saturday Sat , October 21 Oct 21
22 Tishrei 8680
Shmini Atzeret 4920
Wednesday Wed , October 9 Oct 9
Thursday Thu , October 10 Oct 10
22 Tishrei 8681
Tanakh
Erev Simchat Torah
/ עֶרֶב שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Friday, 23 October 4916 / 22 Tishrei 8677
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, 24 October 4916 / 22 Tishrei 8677
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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