Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 5959 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 2195 | 22 Tishrei 5956 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2196 | 22 Tishrei 5957 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2197 | 22 Tishrei 5958 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2198 | 22 Tishrei 5959 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2199 | 22 Tishrei 5960 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2200 | 22 Tishrei 5961 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2201 | 22 Tishrei 5962 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2202 | 22 Tishrei 5963 |
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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