Shmini Atzeret 4781 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 8542

Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️

Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 8542 begins at sundown on Wednesday, 14 October 4781 and ends at nightfall on Thursday, 15 October 4781.

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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Erev Simchat Torah / עֶרֶב שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Wednesday, 14 October 4781 / 22 Tishrei 8542

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 33:1-17

1. 1: Deuteronomy 33:1-7 · 7 p’sukim
2. 2: Deuteronomy 33:8-12 · 5 p’sukim
3. 3: Deuteronomy 33:13-17 · 5 p’sukim

Simchat Torah / שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Thursday, 15 October 4781 / 22 Tishrei 8542

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12; Genesis 1:1-2:3; Numbers 29:35-30:1

1. 1: Deuteronomy 33:1-7 · 7 p’sukim
2. 2: Deuteronomy 33:8-12 · 5 p’sukim
3. 3: Deuteronomy 33:13-17 · 5 p’sukim
4. 4: Deuteronomy 33:18-21 · 4 p’sukim
5. 5: Deuteronomy 33:22-26 · 5 p’sukim
6. 6: Deuteronomy 33:27-34:12 · 15 p’sukim
7. 7: Genesis 1:1-2:3 · 34 p’sukim
8. 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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