Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 8856 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 5092 | 22 Tishrei 8853 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 5093 | 22 Tishrei 8854 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 5094 | 22 Tishrei 8855 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 5095 | 22 Tishrei 8856 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 5096 | 22 Tishrei 8857 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 5097 | 22 Tishrei 8858 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 5098 | 22 Tishrei 8859 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 5099 | 22 Tishrei 8860 |
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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