Shmini Atzeret 5140 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 8901
Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️
Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 8901 begins at sundown on Wednesday, 6 November 5140 and ends at nightfall on Thursday, 7 November 5140 .
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 5137
Monday Mon , October 11 Oct 11
Tuesday Tue , October 12 Oct 12
22 Tishrei 8898
Shmini Atzeret 5138
Sunday Sun , October 30 Oct 30
Monday Mon , October 31 Oct 31
22 Tishrei 8899
Shmini Atzeret 5139
Friday Fri , October 20 Oct 20
Saturday Sat , October 21 Oct 21
22 Tishrei 8900
Shmini Atzeret 5140
Wednesday Wed , November 6 Nov 6
Thursday Thu , November 7 Nov 7
22 Tishrei 8901
Shmini Atzeret 5141
Monday Mon , October 27 Oct 27
Tuesday Tue , October 28 Oct 28
22 Tishrei 8902
Shmini Atzeret 5142
Friday Fri , October 16 Oct 16
Saturday Sat , October 17 Oct 17
22 Tishrei 8903
Shmini Atzeret 5143
Friday Fri , November 5 Nov 5
Saturday Sat , November 6 Nov 6
22 Tishrei 8904
Shmini Atzeret 5144
Wednesday Wed , October 25 Oct 25
Thursday Thu , October 26 Oct 26
22 Tishrei 8905
Tanakh
Erev Simchat Torah
/ עֶרֶב שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Wednesday, 6 November 5140 / 22 Tishrei 8901
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, 7 November 5140 / 22 Tishrei 8901
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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