Shmini Atzeret 2038 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 5799  
Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️ 
Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 5799 begins at sundown on Wednesday, 20 October 2038   and ends at nightfall on Thursday, 21 October 2038  .
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 2035 
 
Wednesday Wed , October 24 Oct 24  
Thursday Thu , October 25 Oct 25  
22 Tishrei 5796 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2036 
 
Sunday Sun , October 12 Oct 12  
Monday Mon , October 13 Oct 13  
22 Tishrei 5797 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2037 
 
Wednesday Wed , September 30 Sep 30  
Thursday Thu , October 1 Oct 1  
22 Tishrei 5798 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2038 
 
Wednesday Wed , October 20 Oct 20  
Thursday Thu , October 21 Oct 21  
22 Tishrei 5799 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2039 
 
Sunday Sun , October 9 Oct 9  
Monday Mon , October 10 Oct 10  
22 Tishrei 5800 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2040 
 
Friday Fri , September 28 Sep 28  
Saturday Sat , September 29 Sep 29  
22 Tishrei 5801 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2041 
 
Wednesday Wed , October 16 Oct 16  
Thursday Thu , October 17 Oct 17  
22 Tishrei 5802 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2042 
 
Sunday Sun , October 5 Oct 5  
Monday Mon , October 6 Oct 6  
22 Tishrei 5803 
 
 
 
Tanakh 
Erev Simchat Torah
 / עֶרֶב שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה 
Wednesday, 20 October 2038  / 22 Tishrei 5799  
 
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, 21 October 2038  / 22 Tishrei 5799  
 
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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