Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 5653 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 1889 | 22 Tishrei 5650 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1890 | 22 Tishrei 5651 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1891 | 22 Tishrei 5652 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1892 | 22 Tishrei 5653 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1893 | 22 Tishrei 5654 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1894 | 22 Tishrei 5655 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1895 | 22 Tishrei 5656 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1896 | 22 Tishrei 5657 |
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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