Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 7661 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 3897 | 22 Tishrei 7658 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 3898 | 22 Tishrei 7659 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 3899 | 22 Tishrei 7660 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 3900 | 22 Tishrei 7661 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 3901 | 22 Tishrei 7662 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 3902 | 22 Tishrei 7663 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 3903 | 22 Tishrei 7664 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 3904 | 22 Tishrei 7665 |
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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