Shmini Atzeret 8726 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 12487
Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️
Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 12487 begins at sundown on Friday, 19 November 8726 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 20 November 8726 .
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 8723
Wednesday Wed , November 21 Nov 21
Thursday Thu , November 22 Nov 22
22 Tishrei 12484
Shmini Atzeret 8724
Sunday Sun , November 9 Nov 9
Monday Mon , November 10 Nov 10
22 Tishrei 12485
Shmini Atzeret 8725
Friday Fri , October 30 Oct 30
Saturday Sat , October 31 Oct 31
22 Tishrei 12486
Shmini Atzeret 8726
Friday Fri , November 19 Nov 19
Saturday Sat , November 20 Nov 20
22 Tishrei 12487
Shmini Atzeret 8727
Monday Mon , November 7 Nov 7
Tuesday Tue , November 8 Nov 8
22 Tishrei 12488
Shmini Atzeret 8728
Friday Fri , October 26 Oct 26
Saturday Sat , October 27 Oct 27
22 Tishrei 12489
Shmini Atzeret 8729
Friday Fri , November 15 Nov 15
Saturday Sat , November 16 Nov 16
22 Tishrei 12490
Shmini Atzeret 8730
Wednesday Wed , November 5 Nov 5
Thursday Thu , November 6 Nov 6
22 Tishrei 12491
Tanakh
Erev Simchat Torah
/ עֶרֶב שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Friday, 19 November 8726 / 22 Tishrei 12487
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, 20 November 8726 / 22 Tishrei 12487
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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