Shmini Atzeret 2042 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 5803  
Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️ 
Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 5803 begins at sundown on Sunday, 5 October 2042 Monday, 6 October 2042 
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 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 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2043 
Sunday Sun , October 25 Oct 25 Monday Mon , October 26 Oct 26 22 Tishrei 5804 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2044 
Wednesday Wed , October 12 Oct 12 Thursday Thu , October 13 Oct 13 22 Tishrei 5805 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2045 
Monday Mon , October 2 Oct 2 Tuesday Tue , October 3 Oct 3 22 Tishrei 5806 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2046 
Sunday Sun , October 21 Oct 21 Monday Mon , October 22 Oct 22 22 Tishrei 5807 
 
 
 
Tanakh 
Shmini Atzeret
 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 
Monday, 6 October 2042  / 22 Tishrei 5803  
 
Torah Portion:
Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17 ; Numbers 29:35-30:1 
1:
Deuteronomy 14:22-29 
 · 8 p’sukim  
 
 
 
2:
Deuteronomy 15:1-18 
 · 18 p’sukim  
 
 
 
3:
Deuteronomy 15:19-16:3 
 · 8 p’sukim  
 
 
 
4:
Deuteronomy 16:4-8 
 · 5 p’sukim  
 
 
 
5:
Deuteronomy 16:9-17 
 · 9 p’sukim  
 
 
 
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:
Deuteronomy 14:22-15:23 
 · 31 p’sukim  
 
 
 
2:
Deuteronomy 16:1-3 
 · 3 p’sukim  
 
 
 
3:
Deuteronomy 16:4-8 
 · 5 p’sukim  
 
 
 
4:
Deuteronomy 16:9-12 
 · 4 p’sukim  
 
 
 
5:
Deuteronomy 16:13-17 
 · 5 p’sukim  
 
 
 
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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