Shmini Atzeret 5359 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 9120
Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️
Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 9120 begins at sundown on Friday, 19 October 5359 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 20 October 5359 .
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 5356
Wednesday Wed , October 20 Oct 20
Thursday Thu , October 21 Oct 21
22 Tishrei 9117
Shmini Atzeret 5357
Monday Mon , October 10 Oct 10
Tuesday Tue , October 11 Oct 11
22 Tishrei 9118
Shmini Atzeret 5358
Sunday Sun , October 29 Oct 29
Monday Mon , October 30 Oct 30
22 Tishrei 9119
Shmini Atzeret 5359
Friday Fri , October 19 Oct 19
Saturday Sat , October 20 Oct 20
22 Tishrei 9120
Shmini Atzeret 5360
Wednesday Wed , November 5 Nov 5
Thursday Thu , November 6 Nov 6
22 Tishrei 9121
Shmini Atzeret 5361
Sunday Sun , October 25 Oct 25
Monday Mon , October 26 Oct 26
22 Tishrei 9122
Shmini Atzeret 5362
Friday Fri , October 15 Oct 15
Saturday Sat , October 16 Oct 16
22 Tishrei 9123
Shmini Atzeret 5363
Friday Fri , November 4 Nov 4
Saturday Sat , November 5 Nov 5
22 Tishrei 9124
Tanakh
Erev Simchat Torah
/ עֶרֶב שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Friday, 19 October 5359 / 22 Tishrei 9120
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
Saturday, 20 October 5359 / 22 Tishrei 9120
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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