Shmini Atzeret 7951 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 11712

Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️

Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 11712 begins at sundown on Wednesday, 31 October 7951 and ends at nightfall on Thursday, 1 November 7951.

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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Shmini Atzeret / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת
Thursday, 1 November 7951 / 22 Tishrei 11712

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17; Numbers 29:35-30:1

1. 1: Deuteronomy 14:22-29 · 8 p’sukim
2. 2: Deuteronomy 15:1-18 · 18 p’sukim
3. 3: Deuteronomy 15:19-16:3 · 8 p’sukim
4. 4: Deuteronomy 16:4-8 · 5 p’sukim
5. 5: Deuteronomy 16:9-17 · 9 p’sukim
6. 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

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