Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 5736 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 1972 | 22 Tishrei 5733 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1973 | 22 Tishrei 5734 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1974 | 22 Tishrei 5735 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1975 | 22 Tishrei 5736 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1976 | 22 Tishrei 5737 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1977 | 22 Tishrei 5738 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1978 | 22 Tishrei 5739 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 1979 | 22 Tishrei 5740 |
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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