Shmini Atzeret 8895 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 12656
Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️
Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 12656 begins at sundown on Friday, 11 November 8895 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 12 November 8895 .
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 8892
Wednesday Wed , November 12 Nov 12
Thursday Thu , November 13 Nov 13
22 Tishrei 12653
Shmini Atzeret 8893
Sunday Sun , November 1 Nov 1
Monday Mon , November 2 Nov 2
22 Tishrei 12654
Shmini Atzeret 8894
Sunday Sun , November 21 Nov 21
Monday Mon , November 22 Nov 22
22 Tishrei 12655
Shmini Atzeret 8895
Friday Fri , November 11 Nov 11
Saturday Sat , November 12 Nov 12
22 Tishrei 12656
Shmini Atzeret 8896
Monday Mon , October 29 Oct 29
Tuesday Tue , October 30 Oct 30
22 Tishrei 12657
Shmini Atzeret 8897
Sunday Sun , November 17 Nov 17
Monday Mon , November 18 Nov 18
22 Tishrei 12658
Shmini Atzeret 8898
Friday Fri , November 7 Nov 7
Saturday Sat , November 8 Nov 8
22 Tishrei 12659
Shmini Atzeret 8899
Wednesday Wed , October 28 Oct 28
Thursday Thu , October 29 Oct 29
22 Tishrei 12660
Tanakh
Erev Simchat Torah
/ עֶרֶב שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Friday, 11 November 8895 / 22 Tishrei 12656
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, 12 November 8895 / 22 Tishrei 12656
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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