Shmini Atzeret 8695 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 12456
Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️
Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 12456 begins at sundown on Friday, 1 November 8695 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 2 November 8695 .
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 8692
Wednesday Wed , November 2 Nov 2
Thursday Thu , November 3 Nov 3
22 Tishrei 12453
Shmini Atzeret 8693
Wednesday Wed , November 22 Nov 22
Thursday Thu , November 23 Nov 23
22 Tishrei 12454
Shmini Atzeret 8694
Sunday Sun , November 11 Nov 11
Monday Mon , November 12 Nov 12
22 Tishrei 12455
Shmini Atzeret 8695
Friday Fri , November 1 Nov 1
Saturday Sat , November 2 Nov 2
22 Tishrei 12456
Shmini Atzeret 8696
Wednesday Wed , November 18 Nov 18
Thursday Thu , November 19 Nov 19
22 Tishrei 12457
Shmini Atzeret 8697
Sunday Sun , November 7 Nov 7
Monday Mon , November 8 Nov 8
22 Tishrei 12458
Shmini Atzeret 8698
Friday Fri , October 28 Oct 28
Saturday Sat , October 29 Oct 29
22 Tishrei 12459
Shmini Atzeret 8699
Wednesday Wed , November 15 Nov 15
Thursday Thu , November 16 Nov 16
22 Tishrei 12460
Tanakh
Erev Simchat Torah
/ עֶרֶב שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Friday, 1 November 8695 / 22 Tishrei 12456
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, 2 November 8695 / 22 Tishrei 12456
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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