Shmini Atzeret 999 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 4760

Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️

Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 4760 began on and ended 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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Dates for Shmini Atzeret

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Shmini Atzeret 996 22 Tishrei 4757
Shmini Atzeret 997 22 Tishrei 4758
Shmini Atzeret 998 22 Tishrei 4759
Shmini Atzeret 999 22 Tishrei 4760
Shmini Atzeret 1000 22 Tishrei 4761
Shmini Atzeret 1001 22 Tishrei 4762
Shmini Atzeret 1002 22 Tishrei 4763
Shmini Atzeret 1003 22 Tishrei 4764

Tanakh

Shmini Atzeret / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17; Numbers 29:35-30:1

  1. 1: Deuteronomy 14:22-29 · 8 p’sukim
  2. 2: Deuteronomy 15:1-18 · 18 p’sukim
  3. 3: Deuteronomy 15:19-16:3 · 8 p’sukim
  4. 4: Deuteronomy 16:4-8 · 5 p’sukim
  5. 5: Deuteronomy 16:9-17 · 9 p’sukim
  6. maf: Numbers 29:35-30:1 · 6 p’sukim

Haftarah: I Kings 8:54-66 · 13 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
Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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