Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 5520 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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Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
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Shmini Atzeret 1756 | 22 Tishrei 5517 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1757 | 22 Tishrei 5518 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1758 | 22 Tishrei 5519 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1759 | 22 Tishrei 5520 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1760 | 22 Tishrei 5521 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1761 | 22 Tishrei 5522 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1762 | 22 Tishrei 5523 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1763 | 22 Tishrei 5524 |
Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17; Numbers 29:35-30:1
Haftarah: I Kings 8:54-66 · 13 p’sukim
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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