Shmini Atzeret 8756 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 12517
Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️
Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 12517 begins at sundown on Friday, 16 November 8756 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 17 November 8756 .
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 8753
Friday Fri , November 20 Nov 20
Saturday Sat , November 21 Nov 21
22 Tishrei 12514
Shmini Atzeret 8754
Wednesday Wed , November 10 Nov 10
Thursday Thu , November 11 Nov 11
22 Tishrei 12515
Shmini Atzeret 8755
Sunday Sun , October 30 Oct 30
Monday Mon , October 31 Oct 31
22 Tishrei 12516
Shmini Atzeret 8756
Friday Fri , November 16 Nov 16
Saturday Sat , November 17 Nov 17
22 Tishrei 12517
Shmini Atzeret 8757
Wednesday Wed , November 6 Nov 6
Thursday Thu , November 7 Nov 7
22 Tishrei 12518
Shmini Atzeret 8758
Sunday Sun , October 26 Oct 26
Monday Mon , October 27 Oct 27
22 Tishrei 12519
Shmini Atzeret 8759
Friday Fri , November 13 Nov 13
Saturday Sat , November 14 Nov 14
22 Tishrei 12520
Shmini Atzeret 8760
Wednesday Wed , November 2 Nov 2
Thursday Thu , November 3 Nov 3
22 Tishrei 12521
Tanakh
Erev Simchat Torah
/ עֶרֶב שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Friday, 16 November 8756 / 22 Tishrei 12517
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 8756 / 22 Tishrei 12517
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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