Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 5661 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 1897 | 22 Tishrei 5658 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1898 | 22 Tishrei 5659 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1899 | 22 Tishrei 5660 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1900 | 22 Tishrei 5661 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1901 | 22 Tishrei 5662 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1902 | 22 Tishrei 5663 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1903 | 22 Tishrei 5664 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1904 | 22 Tishrei 5665 |
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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