Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 5777 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 2013 | 22 Tishrei 5774 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2014 | 22 Tishrei 5775 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2015 | 22 Tishrei 5776 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2016 | 22 Tishrei 5777 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2017 | 22 Tishrei 5778 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2018 | 22 Tishrei 5779 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2019 | 22 Tishrei 5780 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2020 | 22 Tishrei 5781 |
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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