Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 8891 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 5127 | 22 Tishrei 8888 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 5128 | 22 Tishrei 8889 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 5129 | 22 Tishrei 8890 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 5130 | 22 Tishrei 8891 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 5131 | 22 Tishrei 8892 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 5132 | 22 Tishrei 8893 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 5133 | 22 Tishrei 8894 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 5134 | 22 Tishrei 8895 |
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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