Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 5597 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 1833 | 22 Tishrei 5594 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1834 | 22 Tishrei 5595 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1835 | 22 Tishrei 5596 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1836 | 22 Tishrei 5597 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1837 | 22 Tishrei 5598 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1838 | 22 Tishrei 5599 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1839 | 22 Tishrei 5600 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1840 | 22 Tishrei 5601 |
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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