Shmini Atzeret / שמיני עצרת
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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List of Dates
Shmini Atzeret begins in the Diaspora on:- Wed, 19 October 2011 at sundown (22nd of Tishrei, 5772)
- Sun, 07 October 2012 at sundown (22nd of Tishrei, 5773)
- Wed, 25 September 2013 at sundown (22nd of Tishrei, 5774)
- Wed, 15 October 2014 at sundown (22nd of Tishrei, 5775)
- Sun, 04 October 2015 at sundown (22nd of Tishrei, 5776)
- Sun, 23 October 2016 at sundown (22nd of Tishrei, 5777)
- Wed, 11 October 2017 at sundown (22nd of Tishrei, 5778)
- Sun, 30 September 2018 at sundown (22nd of Tishrei, 5779)
- Sun, 20 October 2019 at sundown (22nd of Tishrei, 5780)
- Fri, 09 October 2020 at sundown (22nd of Tishrei, 5781)
Shmini Atzeret - שמיני עצרת
Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 14:22 - 16:17 & Numbers 29:35 - 30:1
1: Deuteronomy 14:22-29
2: Deuteronomy 15:1-18
3: Deuteronomy 15:19-16:3
4: Deuteronomy 16:4-8
5: Deuteronomy 16:9-17
maf: Numbers 29:35-30:1
(6 p'sukim)
Haftarah: I Kings 8:54 - 8:66
Shmini Atzeret (on Shabbat)
Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 14:22 - 16:17 & Numbers 29:35 - 30:1
1: Deuteronomy 14:22-29
2: Deuteronomy 15:1-18
3: Deuteronomy 15:19-23
4: Deuteronomy 16:1-3
5: Deuteronomy 16:4-8
6: Deuteronomy 16:9-12
7: Deuteronomy 16:13-17
maf: Numbers 29:35-30:1
(6 p'sukim)
Haftarah: I Kings 8:54 - 8:66
References
- The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary
- Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
- Hebrew - English Bible
- Mechon Mamre
- Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures
- Jewish Publication Society
- "Shemini Atzeret" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
- Wikimedia Foundation Inc.