Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 5721 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 1957 | 22 Tishrei 5718 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1958 | 22 Tishrei 5719 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1959 | 22 Tishrei 5720 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1960 | 22 Tishrei 5721 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1961 | 22 Tishrei 5722 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1962 | 22 Tishrei 5723 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1963 | 22 Tishrei 5724 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1964 | 22 Tishrei 5725 |
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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