Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 7972 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 4208 | 22 Tishrei 7969 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 4209 | 22 Tishrei 7970 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 4210 | 22 Tishrei 7971 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 4211 | 22 Tishrei 7972 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 4212 | 22 Tishrei 7973 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 4213 | 22 Tishrei 7974 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 4214 | 22 Tishrei 7975 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 4215 | 22 Tishrei 7976 |
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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