Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 8561 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 4797 | 22 Tishrei 8558 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 4798 | 22 Tishrei 8559 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 4799 | 22 Tishrei 8560 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 4800 | 22 Tishrei 8561 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 4801 | 22 Tishrei 8562 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 4802 | 22 Tishrei 8563 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 4803 | 22 Tishrei 8564 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 4804 | 22 Tishrei 8565 |
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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