Shmini Atzeret 4966 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 8727
Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️
Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 8727 begins at sundown on Friday, 10 October 4966 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 11 October 4966 .
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 4963
Friday Fri , October 14 Oct 14
Saturday Sat , October 15 Oct 15
22 Tishrei 8724
Shmini Atzeret 4964
Wednesday Wed , October 31 Oct 31
Thursday Thu , November 1 Nov 1
22 Tishrei 8725
Shmini Atzeret 4965
Monday Mon , October 21 Oct 21
Tuesday Tue , October 22 Oct 22
22 Tishrei 8726
Shmini Atzeret 4966
Friday Fri , October 10 Oct 10
Saturday Sat , October 11 Oct 11
22 Tishrei 8727
Shmini Atzeret 4967
Friday Fri , October 30 Oct 30
Saturday Sat , October 31 Oct 31
22 Tishrei 8728
Shmini Atzeret 4968
Monday Mon , October 17 Oct 17
Tuesday Tue , October 18 Oct 18
22 Tishrei 8729
Shmini Atzeret 4969
Sunday Sun , November 5 Nov 5
Monday Mon , November 6 Nov 6
22 Tishrei 8730
Shmini Atzeret 4970
Friday Fri , October 26 Oct 26
Saturday Sat , October 27 Oct 27
22 Tishrei 8731
Tanakh
Erev Simchat Torah
/ עֶרֶב שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Friday, 10 October 4966 / 22 Tishrei 8727
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, 11 October 4966 / 22 Tishrei 8727
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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