Shmini Atzeret 855 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 4616
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Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️
Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 4616 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 852 | 22 Tishrei 4613 | ||
| Shmini Atzeret 853 | 22 Tishrei 4614 | ||
| Shmini Atzeret 854 | 22 Tishrei 4615 | ||
| Shmini Atzeret 855 | 22 Tishrei 4616 | ||
| Shmini Atzeret 856 | 22 Tishrei 4617 | ||
| Shmini Atzeret 857 | 22 Tishrei 4618 | ||
| Shmini Atzeret 858 | 22 Tishrei 4619 | ||
| Shmini Atzeret 859 | 22 Tishrei 4620 |
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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