Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 6956 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 3192 | 22 Tishrei 6953 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 3193 | 22 Tishrei 6954 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 3194 | 22 Tishrei 6955 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 3195 | 22 Tishrei 6956 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 3196 | 22 Tishrei 6957 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 3197 | 22 Tishrei 6958 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 3198 | 22 Tishrei 6959 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 3199 | 22 Tishrei 6960 |
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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