Shmini Atzeret 5163 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 8924
Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️
Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 8924 begins at sundown on Friday, 25 October 5163 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 26 October 5163 .
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 5160
Wednesday Wed , October 26 Oct 26
Thursday Thu , October 27 Oct 27
22 Tishrei 8921
Shmini Atzeret 5161
Monday Mon , October 16 Oct 16
Tuesday Tue , October 17 Oct 17
22 Tishrei 8922
Shmini Atzeret 5162
Sunday Sun , November 4 Nov 4
Monday Mon , November 5 Nov 5
22 Tishrei 8923
Shmini Atzeret 5163
Friday Fri , October 25 Oct 25
Saturday Sat , October 26 Oct 26
22 Tishrei 8924
Shmini Atzeret 5164
Monday Mon , October 12 Oct 12
Tuesday Tue , October 13 Oct 13
22 Tishrei 8925
Shmini Atzeret 5165
Sunday Sun , October 31 Oct 31
Monday Mon , November 1 Nov 1
22 Tishrei 8926
Shmini Atzeret 5166
Friday Fri , October 21 Oct 21
Saturday Sat , October 22 Oct 22
22 Tishrei 8927
Shmini Atzeret 5167
Wednesday Wed , October 11 Oct 11
Thursday Thu , October 12 Oct 12
22 Tishrei 8928
Tanakh
Erev Simchat Torah
/ עֶרֶב שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Friday, 25 October 5163 / 22 Tishrei 8924
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, 26 October 5163 / 22 Tishrei 8924
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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