Shmini Atzeret 126 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 3887
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Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️
Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 3887 began on and ended on .
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 123 | 22 Tishrei 3884 | ||
| Shmini Atzeret 124 | 22 Tishrei 3885 | ||
| Shmini Atzeret 125 | 22 Tishrei 3886 | ||
| Shmini Atzeret 126 | 22 Tishrei 3887 | ||
| Shmini Atzeret 127 | 22 Tishrei 3888 | ||
| Shmini Atzeret 128 | 22 Tishrei 3889 | ||
| Shmini Atzeret 129 | 22 Tishrei 3890 | ||
| Shmini Atzeret 130 | 22 Tishrei 3891 |
Tanakh
Shmini Atzeret
/ שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת
Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17; Numbers 29:35-30:1
- 1: Deuteronomy 14:22-29 · 8 p’sukim
- 2: Deuteronomy 15:1-18 · 18 p’sukim
- 3: Deuteronomy 15:19-16:3 · 8 p’sukim
- 4: Deuteronomy 16:4-8 · 5 p’sukim
- 5: Deuteronomy 16:9-17 · 9 p’sukim
- maf: Numbers 29:35-30:1 · 6 p’sukim
Haftarah: I Kings 8:54-66 · 13 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
- Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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