Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 8494 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 4730 | 22 Tishrei 8491 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 4731 | 22 Tishrei 8492 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 4732 | 22 Tishrei 8493 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 4733 | 22 Tishrei 8494 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 4734 | 22 Tishrei 8495 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 4735 | 22 Tishrei 8496 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 4736 | 22 Tishrei 8497 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 4737 | 22 Tishrei 8498 |
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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