Shmini Atzeret 4902 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 8663
Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️
Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 8663 begins at sundown on Friday, 27 October 4902 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 28 October 4902 .
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 4899
Friday Fri , October 30 Oct 30
Saturday Sat , October 31 Oct 31
22 Tishrei 8660
Shmini Atzeret 4900
Wednesday Wed , October 20 Oct 20
Thursday Thu , October 21 Oct 21
22 Tishrei 8661
Shmini Atzeret 4901
Sunday Sun , October 9 Oct 9
Monday Mon , October 10 Oct 10
22 Tishrei 8662
Shmini Atzeret 4902
Friday Fri , October 27 Oct 27
Saturday Sat , October 28 Oct 28
22 Tishrei 8663
Shmini Atzeret 4903
Wednesday Wed , October 17 Oct 17
Thursday Thu , October 18 Oct 18
22 Tishrei 8664
Shmini Atzeret 4904
Wednesday Wed , November 5 Nov 5
Thursday Thu , November 6 Nov 6
22 Tishrei 8665
Shmini Atzeret 4905
Sunday Sun , October 25 Oct 25
Monday Mon , October 26 Oct 26
22 Tishrei 8666
Shmini Atzeret 4906
Wednesday Wed , October 13 Oct 13
Thursday Thu , October 14 Oct 14
22 Tishrei 8667
Tanakh
Erev Simchat Torah
/ עֶרֶב שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Friday, 27 October 4902 / 22 Tishrei 8663
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
Saturday, 28 October 4902 / 22 Tishrei 8663
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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