Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 6553 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 2789 | 22 Tishrei 6550 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2790 | 22 Tishrei 6551 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2791 | 22 Tishrei 6552 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2792 | 22 Tishrei 6553 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2793 | 22 Tishrei 6554 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2794 | 22 Tishrei 6555 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2795 | 22 Tishrei 6556 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2796 | 22 Tishrei 6557 |
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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