Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 5991 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 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 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2232 | 22 Tishrei 5993 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2233 | 22 Tishrei 5994 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2234 | 22 Tishrei 5995 |
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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