Shmini Atzeret 4779 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 8540
Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️
Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 8540 begins at sundown on Wednesday, 7 November 4779 and ends at nightfall on Thursday, 8 November 4779 .
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 4776
Sunday Sun , October 10 Oct 10
Monday Mon , October 11 Oct 11
22 Tishrei 8537
Shmini Atzeret 4777
Friday Fri , October 28 Oct 28
Saturday Sat , October 29 Oct 29
22 Tishrei 8538
Shmini Atzeret 4778
Wednesday Wed , October 18 Oct 18
Thursday Thu , October 19 Oct 19
22 Tishrei 8539
Shmini Atzeret 4779
Wednesday Wed , November 7 Nov 7
Thursday Thu , November 8 Nov 8
22 Tishrei 8540
Shmini Atzeret 4780
Sunday Sun , October 26 Oct 26
Monday Mon , October 27 Oct 27
22 Tishrei 8541
Shmini Atzeret 4781
Wednesday Wed , October 14 Oct 14
Thursday Thu , October 15 Oct 15
22 Tishrei 8542
Shmini Atzeret 4782
Wednesday Wed , November 3 Nov 3
Thursday Thu , November 4 Nov 4
22 Tishrei 8543
Shmini Atzeret 4783
Sunday Sun , October 23 Oct 23
Monday Mon , October 24 Oct 24
22 Tishrei 8544
Tanakh
Erev Simchat Torah
/ עֶרֶב שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Wednesday, 7 November 4779 / 22 Tishrei 8540
Torah Portion:
Deuteronomy 33:1-17
1:
Deuteronomy 33:1-7
· 7 p’sukim
2:
Deuteronomy 33:8-12
· 5 p’sukim
3:
Deuteronomy 33:13-17
· 5 p’sukim
Simchat Torah
/ שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Thursday, 8 November 4779 / 22 Tishrei 8540
Torah Portion:
Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12 ; Genesis 1:1-2:3 ; Numbers 29:35-30:1
1:
Deuteronomy 33:1-7
· 7 p’sukim
2:
Deuteronomy 33:8-12
· 5 p’sukim
3:
Deuteronomy 33:13-17
· 5 p’sukim
4:
Deuteronomy 33:18-21
· 4 p’sukim
5:
Deuteronomy 33:22-26
· 5 p’sukim
6:
Deuteronomy 33:27-34:12
· 15 p’sukim
7:
Genesis 1:1-2:3
· 34 p’sukim
maf:
Numbers 29:35-30:1
· 6 p’sukim
Haftarah:
Joshua 1:1-18
· 18 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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