Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 8973 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 5209 | 22 Tishrei 8970 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 5210 | 22 Tishrei 8971 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 5211 | 22 Tishrei 8972 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 5212 | 22 Tishrei 8973 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 5213 | 22 Tishrei 8974 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 5214 | 22 Tishrei 8975 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 5215 | 22 Tishrei 8976 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 5216 | 22 Tishrei 8977 |
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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