Shmini Atzeret 1957 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 5718  
Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️ 
Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 5718 began on Wednesday, 16 October 1957   and ended on Thursday, 17 October 1957  .
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 1954 
 
Monday Mon , October 18 Oct 18  
Tuesday Tue , October 19 Oct 19  
22 Tishrei 5715 
 
Shmini Atzeret 1955 
 
Friday Fri , October 7 Oct 7  
Saturday Sat , October 8 Oct 8  
22 Tishrei 5716 
 
Shmini Atzeret 1956 
 
Wednesday Wed , September 26 Sep 26  
Thursday Thu , September 27 Sep 27  
22 Tishrei 5717 
 
Shmini Atzeret 1957 
 
Wednesday Wed , October 16 Oct 16  
Thursday Thu , October 17 Oct 17  
22 Tishrei 5718 
 
Shmini Atzeret 1958 
 
Sunday Sun , October 5 Oct 5  
Monday Mon , October 6 Oct 6  
22 Tishrei 5719 
 
Shmini Atzeret 1959 
 
Friday Fri , October 23 Oct 23  
Saturday Sat , October 24 Oct 24  
22 Tishrei 5720 
 
Shmini Atzeret 1960 
 
Wednesday Wed , October 12 Oct 12  
Thursday Thu , October 13 Oct 13  
22 Tishrei 5721 
 
Shmini Atzeret 1961 
 
Sunday Sun , October 1 Oct 1  
Monday Mon , October 2 Oct 2  
22 Tishrei 5722 
 
 
 
Tanakh 
Erev Simchat Torah
 / עֶרֶב שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה 
Wednesday, 16 October 1957  / 22 Tishrei 5718  
 
Torah Portion:
Deuteronomy 33:1-17 
1:
Deuteronomy 33:1-7 
 · 7 p’sukim  
 
 
 
2:
Deuteronomy 33:8-12 
 · 5 p’sukim  
 
 
 
3:
Deuteronomy 33:13-17 
 · 5 p’sukim  
 
 
 
 
Simchat Torah
 / שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה 
Thursday, 17 October 1957  / 22 Tishrei 5718  
 
Torah Portion:
Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12 ; Genesis 1:1-2:3 ; Numbers 29:35-30:1 
1:
Deuteronomy 33:1-7 
 · 7 p’sukim  
 
 
 
2:
Deuteronomy 33:8-12 
 · 5 p’sukim  
 
 
 
3:
Deuteronomy 33:13-17 
 · 5 p’sukim  
 
 
 
4:
Deuteronomy 33:18-21 
 · 4 p’sukim  
 
 
 
5:
Deuteronomy 33:22-26 
 · 5 p’sukim  
 
 
 
6:
Deuteronomy 33:27-34:12 
 · 15 p’sukim  
 
 
 
7:
Genesis 1:1-2:3 
 · 34 p’sukim  
 
 
 
maf:
Numbers 29:35-30:1 
 · 6 p’sukim  
 
 
 
 
Haftarah:
Joshua 1:1-18 
 · 18 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  
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