Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 6961 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 3197 | 22 Tishrei 6958 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 3198 | 22 Tishrei 6959 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 3199 | 22 Tishrei 6960 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 3200 | 22 Tishrei 6961 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 3201 | 22 Tishrei 6962 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 3202 | 22 Tishrei 6963 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 3203 | 22 Tishrei 6964 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 3204 | 22 Tishrei 6965 |
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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