Shmini Atzeret 2015 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 5776

Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️

Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 5776 began on Sunday, 4 October 2015 and ended on Monday, 5 October 2015.

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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Shmini Atzeret / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת
Monday, 5 October 2015 / 22 Tishrei 5776

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17; Numbers 29:35-30:1

1. 1: Deuteronomy 14:22-29 · 8 p’sukim
2. 2: Deuteronomy 15:1-18 · 18 p’sukim
3. 3: Deuteronomy 15:19-16:3 · 8 p’sukim
4. 4: Deuteronomy 16:4-8 · 5 p’sukim
5. 5: Deuteronomy 16:9-17 · 9 p’sukim
6. 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. 1: Deuteronomy 14:22-15:23 · 31 p’sukim
2. 2: Deuteronomy 16:1-3 · 3 p’sukim
3. 3: Deuteronomy 16:4-8 · 5 p’sukim
4. 4: Deuteronomy 16:9-12 · 4 p’sukim
5. 5: Deuteronomy 16:13-17 · 5 p’sukim
6. 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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