Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 5609 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 1845 | 22 Tishrei 5606 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1846 | 22 Tishrei 5607 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1847 | 22 Tishrei 5608 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1848 | 22 Tishrei 5609 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1849 | 22 Tishrei 5610 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1850 | 22 Tishrei 5611 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1851 | 22 Tishrei 5612 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1852 | 22 Tishrei 5613 |
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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