Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 12978 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall on .
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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Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
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Shmini Atzeret 9214 | 22 Tishrei 12975 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 9215 | 22 Tishrei 12976 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 9216 | 22 Tishrei 12977 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 9217 | 22 Tishrei 12978 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 9218 | 22 Tishrei 12979 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 9219 | 22 Tishrei 12980 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 9220 | 22 Tishrei 12981 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 9221 | 22 Tishrei 12982 |
Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17; Numbers 29:35-30:1
Haftarah: I Kings 8:54-66 · 13 p’sukim
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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