Shmini Atzeret 2040 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 5801

Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️

Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 5801 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall 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

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Shmini Atzeret 2037 22 Tishrei 5798
Shmini Atzeret 2038 22 Tishrei 5799
Shmini Atzeret 2039 22 Tishrei 5800
Shmini Atzeret 2040 22 Tishrei 5801
Shmini Atzeret 2041 22 Tishrei 5802
Shmini Atzeret 2042 22 Tishrei 5803
Shmini Atzeret 2043 22 Tishrei 5804
Shmini Atzeret 2044 22 Tishrei 5805

Tanakh

Simchat Torah / שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12; Genesis 1:1-2:3; Numbers 29:35-30:1

  1. 1: Deuteronomy 33:1-7 · 7 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: Deuteronomy 33:8-12 · 5 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: Deuteronomy 33:13-17 · 5 p’sukim ·
  4. 4: Deuteronomy 33:18-21 · 4 p’sukim ·
  5. 5: Deuteronomy 33:22-26 · 5 p’sukim ·
  6. 6: Deuteronomy 33:27-34:12 · 15 p’sukim ·
  7. 7: Genesis 1:1-2:3 · 34 p’sukim ·
  8. 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
Sefaria Tanakh
Sefaria.org
Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (paid link)
Jewish Publication Society
"Shemini Atzeret" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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