Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 5711 began on and ended on .
Shemini Atzeret (שמיני עצרת, “the Eighth [day] of Assembly”) is a Jewish holiday celebrated on the 22nd day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei, directly following Sukkot. It is considered a holiday in its own right rather than a continuation of Sukkot; unlike Sukkot, it has no mandated ritual objects such as the sukkah or the Four Species. 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.
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| Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shmini Atzeret 1948 | 22 Tishrei 5709 | ||
| Shmini Atzeret 1949 | 22 Tishrei 5710 | ||
| Shmini Atzeret 1950 | 22 Tishrei 5711 | ||
| Shmini Atzeret 1951 | 22 Tishrei 5712 | ||
| Shmini Atzeret 1952 | 22 Tishrei 5713 | ||
| Shmini Atzeret 1953 | 22 Tishrei 5714 | ||
| Shmini Atzeret 1954 | 22 Tishrei 5715 | ||
| Shmini Atzeret 1955 | 22 Tishrei 5716 |
Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17; Numbers 29:35-30:1
Haftarah: I Kings 8:54-66 · 13 p’sukim
Some sources use these aliyot instead:
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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