Shmini Atzeret 4957 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 8718
Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️
Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 8718 begins at sundown on Wednesday, 19 October 4957 and ends at nightfall on Thursday, 20 October 4957 .
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 4954
Wednesday Wed , October 23 Oct 23
Thursday Thu , October 24 Oct 24
22 Tishrei 8715
Shmini Atzeret 4955
Sunday Sun , October 12 Oct 12
Monday Mon , October 13 Oct 13
22 Tishrei 8716
Shmini Atzeret 4956
Sunday Sun , October 31 Oct 31
Monday Mon , November 1 Nov 1
22 Tishrei 8717
Shmini Atzeret 4957
Wednesday Wed , October 19 Oct 19
Thursday Thu , October 20 Oct 20
22 Tishrei 8718
Shmini Atzeret 4958
Sunday Sun , October 8 Oct 8
Monday Mon , October 9 Oct 9
22 Tishrei 8719
Shmini Atzeret 4959
Sunday Sun , October 28 Oct 28
Monday Mon , October 29 Oct 29
22 Tishrei 8720
Shmini Atzeret 4960
Friday Fri , October 17 Oct 17
Saturday Sat , October 18 Oct 18
22 Tishrei 8721
Shmini Atzeret 4961
Wednesday Wed , November 4 Nov 4
Thursday Thu , November 5 Nov 5
22 Tishrei 8722
Tanakh
Erev Simchat Torah
/ עֶרֶב שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Wednesday, 19 October 4957 / 22 Tishrei 8718
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, 20 October 4957 / 22 Tishrei 8718
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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