Shmini Atzeret 2015 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 5776
Shmini Atzeret (Eighth Day of Assembly) for Hebrew Year 5776 began on and ended on .
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 |
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Shmini Atzeret 2012 | 22 Tishrei 5773 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2013 | 22 Tishrei 5774 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2014 | 22 Tishrei 5775 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2015 | 22 Tishrei 5776 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2016 | 22 Tishrei 5777 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2017 | 22 Tishrei 5778 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2018 | 22 Tishrei 5779 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2019 | 22 Tishrei 5780 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2020 | 22 Tishrei 5781 | ||
Shmini Atzeret 2021 | 22 Tishrei 5782 |
Tanakh
Shmini Atzeret
/ שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת
Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17; Numbers 29:35-30:1
- 1: Deuteronomy 14:22-29
- 2: Deuteronomy 15:1-18
- 3: Deuteronomy 15:19-16:3
- 4: Deuteronomy 16:4-8
- 5: Deuteronomy 16:9-17
- maf: Numbers 29:35-30:1 (6 p'sukim)
Haftarah: I Kings 8:54 - 8:66
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
- Wikimedia Foundation Inc.