Shmini Atzeret 5944 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 9705
Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️
Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 9705 begins at sundown on Friday, 3 November 5944 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 4 November 5944 .
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 5941
Friday Fri , November 7 Nov 7
Saturday Sat , November 8 Nov 8
22 Tishrei 9702
Shmini Atzeret 5942
Wednesday Wed , October 28 Oct 28
Thursday Thu , October 29 Oct 29
22 Tishrei 9703
Shmini Atzeret 5943
Sunday Sun , October 17 Oct 17
Monday Mon , October 18 Oct 18
22 Tishrei 9704
Shmini Atzeret 5944
Friday Fri , November 3 Nov 3
Saturday Sat , November 4 Nov 4
22 Tishrei 9705
Shmini Atzeret 5945
Wednesday Wed , October 24 Oct 24
Thursday Thu , October 25 Oct 25
22 Tishrei 9706
Shmini Atzeret 5946
Sunday Sun , October 13 Oct 13
Monday Mon , October 14 Oct 14
22 Tishrei 9707
Shmini Atzeret 5947
Sunday Sun , November 2 Nov 2
Monday Mon , November 3 Nov 3
22 Tishrei 9708
Shmini Atzeret 5948
Wednesday Wed , October 20 Oct 20
Thursday Thu , October 21 Oct 21
22 Tishrei 9709
Tanakh
Erev Simchat Torah
/ עֶרֶב שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Friday, 3 November 5944 / 22 Tishrei 9705
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, 4 November 5944 / 22 Tishrei 9705
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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