Shmini Atzeret 559 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 4320
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Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️
Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 4320 began on and ended 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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Dates for Shmini Atzeret
| Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shmini Atzeret 556 | 22 Tishrei 4317 | ||
| Shmini Atzeret 557 | 22 Tishrei 4318 | ||
| Shmini Atzeret 558 | 22 Tishrei 4319 | ||
| Shmini Atzeret 559 | 22 Tishrei 4320 | ||
| Shmini Atzeret 560 | 22 Tishrei 4321 | ||
| Shmini Atzeret 561 | 22 Tishrei 4322 | ||
| Shmini Atzeret 562 | 22 Tishrei 4323 | ||
| Shmini Atzeret 563 | 22 Tishrei 4324 |
Tanakh
Shmini Atzeret
/ שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת
Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17; Numbers 29:35-30:1
- 1: Deuteronomy 14:22-29 · 8 p’sukim
- 2: Deuteronomy 15:1-18 · 18 p’sukim
- 3: Deuteronomy 15:19-16:3 · 8 p’sukim
- 4: Deuteronomy 16:4-8 · 5 p’sukim
- 5: Deuteronomy 16:9-17 · 9 p’sukim
- maf: Numbers 29:35-30:1 · 6 p’sukim
Haftarah: I Kings 8:54-66 · 13 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
- Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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