Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 5953 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 2189 | 22 Tishrei 5950 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2190 | 22 Tishrei 5951 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2191 | 22 Tishrei 5952 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2192 | 22 Tishrei 5953 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2193 | 22 Tishrei 5954 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2194 | 22 Tishrei 5955 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2195 | 22 Tishrei 5956 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2196 | 22 Tishrei 5957 |
Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12; Genesis 1:1-2:3; Numbers 29:35-30:1
Haftarah: Joshua 1:1-18 · 18 p’sukim
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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