Shmini Atzeret 8942 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 12703
Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️
Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 12703 begins at sundown on Friday, 2 November 8942 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 3 November 8942 .
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 8939
Wednesday Wed , November 4 Nov 4
Thursday Thu , November 5 Nov 5
22 Tishrei 12700
Shmini Atzeret 8940
Wednesday Wed , November 23 Nov 23
Thursday Thu , November 24 Nov 24
22 Tishrei 12701
Shmini Atzeret 8941
Sunday Sun , November 12 Nov 12
Monday Mon , November 13 Nov 13
22 Tishrei 12702
Shmini Atzeret 8942
Friday Fri , November 2 Nov 2
Saturday Sat , November 3 Nov 3
22 Tishrei 12703
Shmini Atzeret 8943
Wednesday Wed , November 20 Nov 20
Thursday Thu , November 21 Nov 21
22 Tishrei 12704
Shmini Atzeret 8944
Sunday Sun , November 8 Nov 8
Monday Mon , November 9 Nov 9
22 Tishrei 12705
Shmini Atzeret 8945
Friday Fri , October 29 Oct 29
Saturday Sat , October 30 Oct 30
22 Tishrei 12706
Shmini Atzeret 8946
Wednesday Wed , November 16 Nov 16
Thursday Thu , November 17 Nov 17
22 Tishrei 12707
Tanakh
Erev Simchat Torah
/ עֶרֶב שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Friday, 2 November 8942 / 22 Tishrei 12703
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, 3 November 8942 / 22 Tishrei 12703
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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