Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 5640 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 1876 | 22 Tishrei 5637 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1877 | 22 Tishrei 5638 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1878 | 22 Tishrei 5639 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1879 | 22 Tishrei 5640 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1880 | 22 Tishrei 5641 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1881 | 22 Tishrei 5642 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1882 | 22 Tishrei 5643 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1883 | 22 Tishrei 5644 |
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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