Shmini Atzeret 8959 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 12720
Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️
Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 12720 begins at sundown on Friday, 23 November 8959 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 24 November 8959 .
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 8956
Wednesday Wed , October 27 Oct 27
Thursday Thu , October 28 Oct 28
22 Tishrei 12717
Shmini Atzeret 8957
Wednesday Wed , November 16 Nov 16
Thursday Thu , November 17 Nov 17
22 Tishrei 12718
Shmini Atzeret 8958
Sunday Sun , November 5 Nov 5
Monday Mon , November 6 Nov 6
22 Tishrei 12719
Shmini Atzeret 8959
Friday Fri , November 23 Nov 23
Saturday Sat , November 24 Nov 24
22 Tishrei 12720
Shmini Atzeret 8960
Wednesday Wed , November 12 Nov 12
Thursday Thu , November 13 Nov 13
22 Tishrei 12721
Shmini Atzeret 8961
Sunday Sun , November 1 Nov 1
Monday Mon , November 2 Nov 2
22 Tishrei 12722
Shmini Atzeret 8962
Friday Fri , November 19 Nov 19
Saturday Sat , November 20 Nov 20
22 Tishrei 12723
Shmini Atzeret 8963
Wednesday Wed , November 9 Nov 9
Thursday Thu , November 10 Nov 10
22 Tishrei 12724
Tanakh
Erev Simchat Torah
/ עֶרֶב שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Friday, 23 November 8959 / 22 Tishrei 12720
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, 24 November 8959 / 22 Tishrei 12720
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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