Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 7859 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 4095 | 22 Tishrei 7856 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 4096 | 22 Tishrei 7857 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 4097 | 22 Tishrei 7858 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 4098 | 22 Tishrei 7859 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 4099 | 22 Tishrei 7860 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 4100 | 22 Tishrei 7861 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 4101 | 22 Tishrei 7862 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 4102 | 22 Tishrei 7863 |
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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