Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 5879 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall 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 2115 | 22 Tishrei 5876 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2116 | 22 Tishrei 5877 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2117 | 22 Tishrei 5878 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2118 | 22 Tishrei 5879 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2119 | 22 Tishrei 5880 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2120 | 22 Tishrei 5881 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2121 | 22 Tishrei 5882 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2122 | 22 Tishrei 5883 |
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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