Shmini Atzeret 2012 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 5773  
Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️ 
Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 5773 began on Sunday, 7 October 2012 Monday, 8 October 2012 
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 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 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2012 
Sunday Sun , October 7 Oct 7 Monday Mon , October 8 Oct 8 22 Tishrei 5773 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2013 
Wednesday Wed , September 25 Sep 25 Thursday Thu , September 26 Sep 26 22 Tishrei 5774 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2014 
Wednesday Wed , October 15 Oct 15 Thursday Thu , October 16 Oct 16 22 Tishrei 5775 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2015 
Sunday Sun , October 4 Oct 4 Monday Mon , October 5 Oct 5 22 Tishrei 5776 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2016 
Sunday Sun , October 23 Oct 23 Monday Mon , October 24 Oct 24 22 Tishrei 5777 
 
 
 
Tanakh 
Shmini Atzeret
 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 
Monday, 8 October 2012  / 22 Tishrei 5773  
 
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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