Shmini Atzeret / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת
Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️
Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 5786 begins at sundown on Monday, 13 October 2025 and ends at nightfall on Tuesday, 14 October 2025 .
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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Dates for Shmini Atzeret
Holiday Starts Ends Hebrew Date
Shmini Atzeret 2021
Monday Mon , September 27 Sep 27
Tuesday Tue , September 28 Sep 28
22 Tishrei 5782
Shmini Atzeret 2022
Sunday Sun , October 16 Oct 16
Monday Mon , October 17 Oct 17
22 Tishrei 5783
Shmini Atzeret 2023
Friday Fri , October 6 Oct 6
Saturday Sat , October 7 Oct 7
22 Tishrei 5784
Shmini Atzeret 2024
Wednesday Wed , October 23 Oct 23
Thursday Thu , October 24 Oct 24
22 Tishrei 5785
Shmini Atzeret 2025
Monday Mon , October 13 Oct 13
Tuesday Tue , October 14 Oct 14
22 Tishrei 5786
Shmini Atzeret 2026
Friday Fri , October 2 Oct 2
Saturday Sat , October 3 Oct 3
22 Tishrei 5787
Shmini Atzeret 2027
Friday Fri , October 22 Oct 22
Saturday Sat , October 23 Oct 23
22 Tishrei 5788
Shmini Atzeret 2028
Wednesday Wed , October 11 Oct 11
Thursday Thu , October 12 Oct 12
22 Tishrei 5789
Tanakh
Shmini Atzeret
/ שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת
Torah Portion:
Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17 ; Numbers 29:35-30:1
1:
Deuteronomy 14:22-29
· 8 p’sukim
2:
Deuteronomy 15:1-18
· 18 p’sukim
3:
Deuteronomy 15:19-16:3
· 8 p’sukim
4:
Deuteronomy 16:4-8
· 5 p’sukim
5:
Deuteronomy 16:9-17
· 9 p’sukim
maf:
Numbers 29:35-30:1
· 6 p’sukim
Haftarah:
I Kings 8:54-66
· 13 p’sukim
Shmini Atzeret (on Shabbat)
/ שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת (בְּשַׁבָּת)
Torah Portion:
Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17 ; Numbers 29:35-30:1
1:
Deuteronomy 14:22-29
· 8 p’sukim
2:
Deuteronomy 15:1-18
· 18 p’sukim
3:
Deuteronomy 15:19-23
· 5 p’sukim
4:
Deuteronomy 16:1-3
· 3 p’sukim
5:
Deuteronomy 16:4-8
· 5 p’sukim
6:
Deuteronomy 16:9-12
· 4 p’sukim
7:
Deuteronomy 16:13-17
· 5 p’sukim
maf:
Numbers 29:35-30:1
· 6 p’sukim
Haftarah:
I Kings 8:54-66
· 13 p’sukim
Megillah
1:
Ecclesiastes 1:1-18
· 18 p’sukim
2:
Ecclesiastes 2:1-26
· 26 p’sukim
3:
Ecclesiastes 3:1-22
· 22 p’sukim
4:
Ecclesiastes 4:1-17
· 17 p’sukim
5:
Ecclesiastes 5:1-19
· 19 p’sukim
6:
Ecclesiastes 6:1-12
· 12 p’sukim
7:
Ecclesiastes 7:1-29
· 29 p’sukim
8:
Ecclesiastes 8:1-17
· 17 p’sukim
9:
Ecclesiastes 9:1-18
· 18 p’sukim
10:
Ecclesiastes 10:1-20
· 20 p’sukim
11:
Ecclesiastes 11:1-10
· 10 p’sukim
12:
Ecclesiastes 12:1-14
· 14 p’sukim
References
The
Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary
(paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
Tanakh:
The Holy Scriptures
(paid link)
Jewish Publication Society
Sefaria Tanakh
Sefaria.org
“Shemini Atzeret” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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