Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 6259 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 2495 | 22 Tishrei 6256 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2496 | 22 Tishrei 6257 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2497 | 22 Tishrei 6258 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2498 | 22 Tishrei 6259 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2499 | 22 Tishrei 6260 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2500 | 22 Tishrei 6261 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2501 | 22 Tishrei 6262 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2502 | 22 Tishrei 6263 |
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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