Shmini Atzeret 8820 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 12581
Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️
Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 12581 begins at sundown on Friday, 30 October 8820 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 31 October 8820 .
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 8817
Friday Fri , November 3 Nov 3
Saturday Sat , November 4 Nov 4
22 Tishrei 12578
Shmini Atzeret 8818
Wednesday Wed , November 21 Nov 21
Thursday Thu , November 22 Nov 22
22 Tishrei 12579
Shmini Atzeret 8819
Sunday Sun , November 10 Nov 10
Monday Mon , November 11 Nov 11
22 Tishrei 12580
Shmini Atzeret 8820
Friday Fri , October 30 Oct 30
Saturday Sat , October 31 Oct 31
22 Tishrei 12581
Shmini Atzeret 8821
Wednesday Wed , November 17 Nov 17
Thursday Thu , November 18 Nov 18
22 Tishrei 12582
Shmini Atzeret 8822
Sunday Sun , November 6 Nov 6
Monday Mon , November 7 Nov 7
22 Tishrei 12583
Shmini Atzeret 8823
Friday Fri , October 27 Oct 27
Saturday Sat , October 28 Oct 28
22 Tishrei 12584
Shmini Atzeret 8824
Friday Fri , November 15 Nov 15
Saturday Sat , November 16 Nov 16
22 Tishrei 12585
Tanakh
Erev Simchat Torah
/ עֶרֶב שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Friday, 30 October 8820 / 22 Tishrei 12581
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, 31 October 8820 / 22 Tishrei 12581
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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