Shmini Atzeret 690 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 4451

Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️

Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 4451 began on Friday, 3 October 0690 and ended on Saturday, 4 October 0690.

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

Tanakh

Simchat Torah (on Shabbat) / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת
Saturday, 4 October 0690 / 22 Tishrei 4451

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12; Genesis 1:1-2:3; Numbers 29:35-30:1

1. 1: Deuteronomy 33:1-7 · 7 p’sukim
2. 2: Deuteronomy 33:8-12 · 5 p’sukim
3. 3: Deuteronomy 33:13-17 · 5 p’sukim
4. 4: Deuteronomy 33:18-21 · 4 p’sukim
5. 5: Deuteronomy 33:22-26 · 5 p’sukim
6. 6: Deuteronomy 33:27-29 · 3 p’sukim
7. 7: Deuteronomy 34:1-12 · 12 p’sukim
8. 8: Genesis 1:1-2:3 · 34 p’sukim
9. maf: Numbers 29:35-30:1 · 6 p’sukim

Haftarah: Joshua 1:1-18 · 18 p’sukim

Megillah

1. 1: Ecclesiastes 1:1-18 · 18 p’sukim
2. 2: Ecclesiastes 2:1-26 · 26 p’sukim
3. 3: Ecclesiastes 3:1-22 · 22 p’sukim
4. 4: Ecclesiastes 4:1-17 · 17 p’sukim
5. 5: Ecclesiastes 5:1-19 · 19 p’sukim
6. 6: Ecclesiastes 6:1-12 · 12 p’sukim
7. 7: Ecclesiastes 7:1-29 · 29 p’sukim
8. 8: Ecclesiastes 8:1-17 · 17 p’sukim
9. 9: Ecclesiastes 9:1-18 · 18 p’sukim
10. 10: Ecclesiastes 10:1-20 · 20 p’sukim
11. 11: Ecclesiastes 11:1-10 · 10 p’sukim
12. 12: Ecclesiastes 12:1-14 · 14 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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