Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 8991 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 5227 | 22 Tishrei 8988 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 5228 | 22 Tishrei 8989 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 5229 | 22 Tishrei 8990 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 5230 | 22 Tishrei 8991 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 5231 | 22 Tishrei 8992 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 5232 | 22 Tishrei 8993 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 5233 | 22 Tishrei 8994 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 5234 | 22 Tishrei 8995 |
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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