Shmini Atzeret 4936 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 8697
Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️
Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 8697 begins at sundown on Friday, 12 October 4936 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 13 October 4936 .
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 4933
Wednesday Wed , October 14 Oct 14
Thursday Thu , October 15 Oct 15
22 Tishrei 8694
Shmini Atzeret 4934
Wednesday Wed , November 3 Nov 3
Thursday Thu , November 4 Nov 4
22 Tishrei 8695
Shmini Atzeret 4935
Sunday Sun , October 23 Oct 23
Monday Mon , October 24 Oct 24
22 Tishrei 8696
Shmini Atzeret 4936
Friday Fri , October 12 Oct 12
Saturday Sat , October 13 Oct 13
22 Tishrei 8697
Shmini Atzeret 4937
Wednesday Wed , October 30 Oct 30
Thursday Thu , October 31 Oct 31
22 Tishrei 8698
Shmini Atzeret 4938
Sunday Sun , October 19 Oct 19
Monday Mon , October 20 Oct 20
22 Tishrei 8699
Shmini Atzeret 4939
Friday Fri , October 9 Oct 9
Saturday Sat , October 10 Oct 10
22 Tishrei 8700
Shmini Atzeret 4940
Friday Fri , October 28 Oct 28
Saturday Sat , October 29 Oct 29
22 Tishrei 8701
Tanakh
Erev Simchat Torah
/ עֶרֶב שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Friday, 12 October 4936 / 22 Tishrei 8697
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, 13 October 4936 / 22 Tishrei 8697
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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