Shmini Atzeret 2007 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 5768  
Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️ 
Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 5768 began on Wednesday, 3 October 2007 Thursday, 4 October 2007 
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 2004 
Wednesday Wed , October 6 Oct 6 Thursday Thu , October 7 Oct 7 22 Tishrei 5765 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2005 
Monday Mon , October 24 Oct 24 Tuesday Tue , October 25 Oct 25 22 Tishrei 5766 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2006 
Friday Fri , October 13 Oct 13 Saturday Sat , October 14 Oct 14 22 Tishrei 5767 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2007 
Wednesday Wed , October 3 Oct 3 Thursday Thu , October 4 Oct 4 22 Tishrei 5768 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2008 
Monday Mon , October 20 Oct 20 Tuesday Tue , October 21 Oct 21 22 Tishrei 5769 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2009 
Friday Fri , October 9 Oct 9 Saturday Sat , October 10 Oct 10 22 Tishrei 5770 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2010 
Wednesday Wed , September 29 Sep 29 Thursday Thu , September 30 Sep 30 22 Tishrei 5771 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2011 
Wednesday Wed , October 19 Oct 19 Thursday Thu , October 20 Oct 20 22 Tishrei 5772 
 
 
 
Tanakh 
Shmini Atzeret
 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 
Thursday, 4 October 2007  / 22 Tishrei 5768  
 
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  
Some sources use these aliyot instead:
1:
Deuteronomy 14:22-15:23 
 · 31 p’sukim  
 
 
 
2:
Deuteronomy 16:1-3 
 · 3 p’sukim  
 
 
 
3:
Deuteronomy 16:4-8 
 · 5 p’sukim  
 
 
 
4:
Deuteronomy 16:9-12 
 · 4 p’sukim  
 
 
 
5:
Deuteronomy 16:13-17 
 · 5 p’sukim  
 
 
 
maf:
Numbers 29:35-30:1 
 · 6 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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