Shmini Atzeret 2021 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 5782

Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️

Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 5782 began on Monday, 27 September 2021 and ended on Tuesday, 28 September 2021.

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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Erev Simchat Torah / עֶרֶב שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Monday, 27 September 2021 / 22 Tishrei 5782

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 33:1-17

1. 1: Deuteronomy 33:1-7 · 7 p’sukim
2. 2: Deuteronomy 33:8-12 · 5 p’sukim
3. 3: Deuteronomy 33:13-17 · 5 p’sukim

Simchat Torah / שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Tuesday, 28 September 2021 / 22 Tishrei 5782

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12; Genesis 1:1-2:3; Numbers 29:35-30:1

1. 1: Deuteronomy 33:1-7 · 7 p’sukim
2. 2: Deuteronomy 33:8-12 · 5 p’sukim
3. 3: Deuteronomy 33:13-17 · 5 p’sukim
4. 4: Deuteronomy 33:18-21 · 4 p’sukim
5. 5: Deuteronomy 33:22-26 · 5 p’sukim
6. 6: Deuteronomy 33:27-34:12 · 15 p’sukim
7. 7: Genesis 1:1-2:3 · 34 p’sukim
8. maf: Numbers 29:35-30:1 · 6 p’sukim

Haftarah: Joshua 1:1-18 · 18 p’sukim

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)

Rabbi Michael Strassfeld

Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (paid link)

Jewish Publication Society

Sefaria Tanakh

Sefaria.org

“Shemini Atzeret” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia

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