Shmini Atzeret 2959 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 6720

Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️

Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 6720 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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Dates for Shmini Atzeret

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Shmini Atzeret 2956 22 Tishrei 6717
Shmini Atzeret 2957 22 Tishrei 6718
Shmini Atzeret 2958 22 Tishrei 6719
Shmini Atzeret 2959 22 Tishrei 6720
Shmini Atzeret 2960 22 Tishrei 6721
Shmini Atzeret 2961 22 Tishrei 6722
Shmini Atzeret 2962 22 Tishrei 6723
Shmini Atzeret 2963 22 Tishrei 6724

Tanakh

Shmini Atzeret / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17; Numbers 29:35-30:1

  1. 1: Deuteronomy 14:22-29 · 8 p’sukim
  2. 2: Deuteronomy 15:1-18 · 18 p’sukim
  3. 3: Deuteronomy 15:19-16:3 · 8 p’sukim
  4. 4: Deuteronomy 16:4-8 · 5 p’sukim
  5. 5: Deuteronomy 16:9-17 · 9 p’sukim
  6. maf: Numbers 29:35-30:1 · 6 p’sukim

Haftarah: I Kings 8:54-66 · 13 p’sukim

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (paid link)
Jewish Publication Society
Sefaria Tanakh
Sefaria.org
“Shemini Atzeret” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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