Shmini Atzeret 5234 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 8995
Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️
Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 8995 begins at sundown on Friday, 20 October 5234 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 21 October 5234 .
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 5231
Wednesday Wed , October 22 Oct 22
Thursday Thu , October 23 Oct 23
22 Tishrei 8992
Shmini Atzeret 5232
Monday Mon , October 11 Oct 11
Tuesday Tue , October 12 Oct 12
22 Tishrei 8993
Shmini Atzeret 5233
Sunday Sun , October 30 Oct 30
Monday Mon , October 31 Oct 31
22 Tishrei 8994
Shmini Atzeret 5234
Friday Fri , October 20 Oct 20
Saturday Sat , October 21 Oct 21
22 Tishrei 8995
Shmini Atzeret 5235
Wednesday Wed , November 7 Nov 7
Thursday Thu , November 8 Nov 8
22 Tishrei 8996
Shmini Atzeret 5236
Sunday Sun , October 26 Oct 26
Monday Mon , October 27 Oct 27
22 Tishrei 8997
Shmini Atzeret 5237
Friday Fri , October 16 Oct 16
Saturday Sat , October 17 Oct 17
22 Tishrei 8998
Shmini Atzeret 5238
Wednesday Wed , November 3 Nov 3
Thursday Thu , November 4 Nov 4
22 Tishrei 8999
Tanakh
Erev Simchat Torah
/ עֶרֶב שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Friday, 20 October 5234 / 22 Tishrei 8995
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, 21 October 5234 / 22 Tishrei 8995
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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