Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 5542 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 1778 | 22 Tishrei 5539 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1779 | 22 Tishrei 5540 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1780 | 22 Tishrei 5541 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1781 | 22 Tishrei 5542 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1782 | 22 Tishrei 5543 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1783 | 22 Tishrei 5544 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1784 | 22 Tishrei 5545 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1785 | 22 Tishrei 5546 |
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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