Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 6988 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 3224 | 22 Tishrei 6985 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 3225 | 22 Tishrei 6986 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 3226 | 22 Tishrei 6987 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 3227 | 22 Tishrei 6988 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 3228 | 22 Tishrei 6989 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 3229 | 22 Tishrei 6990 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 3230 | 22 Tishrei 6991 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 3231 | 22 Tishrei 6992 |
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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