Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 11779 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall 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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Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
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Shmini Atzeret 8015 | 22 Tishrei 11776 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 8016 | 22 Tishrei 11777 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 8017 | 22 Tishrei 11778 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 8018 | 22 Tishrei 11779 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 8019 | 22 Tishrei 11780 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 8020 | 22 Tishrei 11781 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 8021 | 22 Tishrei 11782 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 8022 | 22 Tishrei 11783 |
Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17; Numbers 29:35-30:1
Haftarah: I Kings 8:54-66 · 13 p’sukim
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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