Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 5917 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 2153 | 22 Tishrei 5914 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2154 | 22 Tishrei 5915 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2155 | 22 Tishrei 5916 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2156 | 22 Tishrei 5917 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2157 | 22 Tishrei 5918 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2158 | 22 Tishrei 5919 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2159 | 22 Tishrei 5920 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2160 | 22 Tishrei 5921 |
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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