Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 5988 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 2224 | 22 Tishrei 5985 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2225 | 22 Tishrei 5986 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2226 | 22 Tishrei 5987 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2227 | 22 Tishrei 5988 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2228 | 22 Tishrei 5989 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2229 | 22 Tishrei 5990 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2230 | 22 Tishrei 5991 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2231 | 22 Tishrei 5992 |
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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