Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 8962 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 5198 | 22 Tishrei 8959 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 5199 | 22 Tishrei 8960 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 5200 | 22 Tishrei 8961 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 5201 | 22 Tishrei 8962 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 5202 | 22 Tishrei 8963 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 5203 | 22 Tishrei 8964 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 5204 | 22 Tishrei 8965 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 5205 | 22 Tishrei 8966 |
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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