Shmini Atzeret 5214 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 8975
Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️
Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 8975 begins at sundown on Friday, 31 October 5214 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 1 November 5214 .
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 5211
Wednesday Wed , November 2 Nov 2
Thursday Thu , November 3 Nov 3
22 Tishrei 8972
Shmini Atzeret 5212
Sunday Sun , October 21 Oct 21
Monday Mon , October 22 Oct 22
22 Tishrei 8973
Shmini Atzeret 5213
Friday Fri , October 11 Oct 11
Saturday Sat , October 12 Oct 12
22 Tishrei 8974
Shmini Atzeret 5214
Friday Fri , October 31 Oct 31
Saturday Sat , November 1 Nov 1
22 Tishrei 8975
Shmini Atzeret 5215
Monday Mon , October 19 Oct 19
Tuesday Tue , October 20 Oct 20
22 Tishrei 8976
Shmini Atzeret 5216
Sunday Sun , November 6 Nov 6
Monday Mon , November 7 Nov 7
22 Tishrei 8977
Shmini Atzeret 5217
Friday Fri , October 27 Oct 27
Saturday Sat , October 28 Oct 28
22 Tishrei 8978
Shmini Atzeret 5218
Wednesday Wed , October 17 Oct 17
Thursday Thu , October 18 Oct 18
22 Tishrei 8979
Tanakh
Erev Simchat Torah
/ עֶרֶב שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Friday, 31 October 5214 / 22 Tishrei 8975
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, 1 November 5214 / 22 Tishrei 8975
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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