Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 5696 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 1932 | 22 Tishrei 5693 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1933 | 22 Tishrei 5694 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1934 | 22 Tishrei 5695 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1935 | 22 Tishrei 5696 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1936 | 22 Tishrei 5697 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1937 | 22 Tishrei 5698 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1938 | 22 Tishrei 5699 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1939 | 22 Tishrei 5700 |
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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