Shmini Atzeret 5203 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 8964
Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️
Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 8964 begins at sundown on Sunday, 2 November 5203 and ends at nightfall on Monday, 3 November 5203 .
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 5200
Friday Fri , November 3 Nov 3
Saturday Sat , November 4 Nov 4
22 Tishrei 8961
Shmini Atzeret 5201
Wednesday Wed , October 24 Oct 24
Thursday Thu , October 25 Oct 25
22 Tishrei 8962
Shmini Atzeret 5202
Sunday Sun , October 13 Oct 13
Monday Mon , October 14 Oct 14
22 Tishrei 8963
Shmini Atzeret 5203
Sunday Sun , November 2 Nov 2
Monday Mon , November 3 Nov 3
22 Tishrei 8964
Shmini Atzeret 5204
Wednesday Wed , October 20 Oct 20
Thursday Thu , October 21 Oct 21
22 Tishrei 8965
Shmini Atzeret 5205
Sunday Sun , October 9 Oct 9
Monday Mon , October 10 Oct 10
22 Tishrei 8966
Shmini Atzeret 5206
Sunday Sun , October 29 Oct 29
Monday Mon , October 30 Oct 30
22 Tishrei 8967
Shmini Atzeret 5207
Friday Fri , October 19 Oct 19
Saturday Sat , October 20 Oct 20
22 Tishrei 8968
Tanakh
Erev Simchat Torah
/ עֶרֶב שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Sunday, 2 November 5203 / 22 Tishrei 8964
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
Monday, 3 November 5203 / 22 Tishrei 8964
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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