Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 5579 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 1815 | 22 Tishrei 5576 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1816 | 22 Tishrei 5577 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1817 | 22 Tishrei 5578 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1818 | 22 Tishrei 5579 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1819 | 22 Tishrei 5580 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1820 | 22 Tishrei 5581 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1821 | 22 Tishrei 5582 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1822 | 22 Tishrei 5583 |
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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