Shmini Atzeret / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת
Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️
Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 5784 begins at sundown on Friday, 6 October 2023 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 7 October 2023 .
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 2020
Friday Fri , October 9 Oct 9
Saturday Sat , October 10 Oct 10
22 Tishrei 5781
Shmini Atzeret 2021
Monday Mon , September 27 Sep 27
Tuesday Tue , September 28 Sep 28
22 Tishrei 5782
Shmini Atzeret 2022
Sunday Sun , October 16 Oct 16
Monday Mon , October 17 Oct 17
22 Tishrei 5783
Shmini Atzeret 2023
Friday Fri , October 6 Oct 6
Saturday Sat , October 7 Oct 7
22 Tishrei 5784
Shmini Atzeret 2024
Wednesday Wed , October 23 Oct 23
Thursday Thu , October 24 Oct 24
22 Tishrei 5785
Shmini Atzeret 2025
Monday Mon , October 13 Oct 13
Tuesday Tue , October 14 Oct 14
22 Tishrei 5786
Shmini Atzeret 2026
Friday Fri , October 2 Oct 2
Saturday Sat , October 3 Oct 3
22 Tishrei 5787
Shmini Atzeret 2027
Friday Fri , October 22 Oct 22
Saturday Sat , October 23 Oct 23
22 Tishrei 5788
Tanakh
Shmini Atzeret
/ שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת
Torah Portion:
Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17 ; Numbers 29:35-30:1
1:
Deuteronomy 14:22-29
· 8 p’sukim
·
2:
Deuteronomy 15:1-18
· 18 p’sukim
·
3:
Deuteronomy 15:19-16:3
· 8 p’sukim
·
4:
Deuteronomy 16:4-8
· 5 p’sukim
·
5:
Deuteronomy 16:9-17
· 9 p’sukim
·
maf:
Numbers 29:35-30:1
· 6 p’sukim
·
Haftarah:
I Kings 8:54-66
· 13 p’sukim
Shmini Atzeret (on Shabbat)
Torah Portion:
Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17 ; Numbers 29:35-30:1
1:
Deuteronomy 14:22-29
· 8 p’sukim
·
2:
Deuteronomy 15:1-18
· 18 p’sukim
·
3:
Deuteronomy 15:19-23
· 5 p’sukim
·
4:
Deuteronomy 16:1-3
· 3 p’sukim
·
5:
Deuteronomy 16:4-8
· 5 p’sukim
·
6:
Deuteronomy 16:9-12
· 4 p’sukim
·
7:
Deuteronomy 16:13-17
· 5 p’sukim
·
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
Sefaria Tanakh
Sefaria.org
Tanakh:
The Holy Scriptures
(paid link)
Jewish Publication Society
"Shemini Atzeret" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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