Shmini Atzeret 8847 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 12608
Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️
Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 12608 begins at sundown on Friday, 1 November 8847 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 2 November 8847 .
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 8844
Friday Fri , November 4 Nov 4
Saturday Sat , November 5 Nov 5
22 Tishrei 12605
Shmini Atzeret 8845
Wednesday Wed , November 22 Nov 22
Thursday Thu , November 23 Nov 23
22 Tishrei 12606
Shmini Atzeret 8846
Sunday Sun , November 11 Nov 11
Monday Mon , November 12 Nov 12
22 Tishrei 12607
Shmini Atzeret 8847
Friday Fri , November 1 Nov 1
Saturday Sat , November 2 Nov 2
22 Tishrei 12608
Shmini Atzeret 8848
Wednesday Wed , November 18 Nov 18
Thursday Thu , November 19 Nov 19
22 Tishrei 12609
Shmini Atzeret 8849
Monday Mon , November 8 Nov 8
Tuesday Tue , November 9 Nov 9
22 Tishrei 12610
Shmini Atzeret 8850
Friday Fri , October 28 Oct 28
Saturday Sat , October 29 Oct 29
22 Tishrei 12611
Shmini Atzeret 8851
Friday Fri , November 17 Nov 17
Saturday Sat , November 18 Nov 18
22 Tishrei 12612
Tanakh
Erev Simchat Torah
/ עֶרֶב שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Friday, 1 November 8847 / 22 Tishrei 12608
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 8847 / 22 Tishrei 12608
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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