Shmini Atzeret 8688 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 12449
Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️
Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 12449 begins at sundown on Friday, 16 November 8688 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 17 November 8688 .
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 8685
Friday Fri , November 20 Nov 20
Saturday Sat , November 21 Nov 21
22 Tishrei 12446
Shmini Atzeret 8686
Wednesday Wed , November 10 Nov 10
Thursday Thu , November 11 Nov 11
22 Tishrei 12447
Shmini Atzeret 8687
Sunday Sun , October 30 Oct 30
Monday Mon , October 31 Oct 31
22 Tishrei 12448
Shmini Atzeret 8688
Friday Fri , November 16 Nov 16
Saturday Sat , November 17 Nov 17
22 Tishrei 12449
Shmini Atzeret 8689
Wednesday Wed , November 6 Nov 6
Thursday Thu , November 7 Nov 7
22 Tishrei 12450
Shmini Atzeret 8690
Sunday Sun , October 26 Oct 26
Monday Mon , October 27 Oct 27
22 Tishrei 12451
Shmini Atzeret 8691
Sunday Sun , November 15 Nov 15
Monday Mon , November 16 Nov 16
22 Tishrei 12452
Shmini Atzeret 8692
Wednesday Wed , November 2 Nov 2
Thursday Thu , November 3 Nov 3
22 Tishrei 12453
Tanakh
Erev Simchat Torah
/ עֶרֶב שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Friday, 16 November 8688 / 22 Tishrei 12449
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, 17 November 8688 / 22 Tishrei 12449
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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