Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 5553 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 1789 | 22 Tishrei 5550 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1790 | 22 Tishrei 5551 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1791 | 22 Tishrei 5552 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1792 | 22 Tishrei 5553 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1793 | 22 Tishrei 5554 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1794 | 22 Tishrei 5555 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1795 | 22 Tishrei 5556 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1796 | 22 Tishrei 5557 |
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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