Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 8956 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 5192 | 22 Tishrei 8953 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 5193 | 22 Tishrei 8954 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 5194 | 22 Tishrei 8955 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 5195 | 22 Tishrei 8956 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 5196 | 22 Tishrei 8957 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 5197 | 22 Tishrei 8958 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 5198 | 22 Tishrei 8959 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 5199 | 22 Tishrei 8960 |
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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