Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 5897 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 2133 | 22 Tishrei 5894 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2134 | 22 Tishrei 5895 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2135 | 22 Tishrei 5896 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2136 | 22 Tishrei 5897 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2137 | 22 Tishrei 5898 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2138 | 22 Tishrei 5899 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2139 | 22 Tishrei 5900 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2140 | 22 Tishrei 5901 |
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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