Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 5978 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 2214 | 22 Tishrei 5975 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2215 | 22 Tishrei 5976 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2216 | 22 Tishrei 5977 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2217 | 22 Tishrei 5978 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2218 | 22 Tishrei 5979 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2219 | 22 Tishrei 5980 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2220 | 22 Tishrei 5981 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2221 | 22 Tishrei 5982 |
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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