Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 6559 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 2795 | 22 Tishrei 6556 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2796 | 22 Tishrei 6557 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2797 | 22 Tishrei 6558 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2798 | 22 Tishrei 6559 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2799 | 22 Tishrei 6560 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2800 | 22 Tishrei 6561 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2801 | 22 Tishrei 6562 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2802 | 22 Tishrei 6563 |
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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