Shmini Atzeret 2040 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 5801

Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️

Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 5801 begins at sundown on Friday, 28 September 2040 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 29 September 2040.

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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Simchat Torah / שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Saturday, 29 September 2040 / 22 Tishrei 5801

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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