Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 5676 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 1912 | 22 Tishrei 5673 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1913 | 22 Tishrei 5674 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1914 | 22 Tishrei 5675 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1915 | 22 Tishrei 5676 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1916 | 22 Tishrei 5677 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1917 | 22 Tishrei 5678 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1918 | 22 Tishrei 5679 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1919 | 22 Tishrei 5680 |
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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