Shmini Atzeret 2126 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 5887  
Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️ 
Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 5887 begins at sundown on Wednesday, 9 October 2126 Thursday, 10 October 2126 
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 2123 
Monday Mon , October 11 Oct 11 Tuesday Tue , October 12 Oct 12 22 Tishrei 5884 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2124 
Friday Fri , September 29 Sep 29 Saturday Sat , September 30 Sep 30 22 Tishrei 5885 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2125 
Friday Fri , October 19 Oct 19 Saturday Sat , October 20 Oct 20 22 Tishrei 5886 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2126 
Wednesday Wed , October 9 Oct 9 Thursday Thu , October 10 Oct 10 22 Tishrei 5887 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2127 
Sunday Sun , September 28 Sep 28 Monday Mon , September 29 Sep 29 22 Tishrei 5888 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2128 
Friday Fri , October 15 Oct 15 Saturday Sat , October 16 Oct 16 22 Tishrei 5889 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2129 
Wednesday Wed , October 5 Oct 5 Thursday Thu , October 6 Oct 6 22 Tishrei 5890 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2130 
Monday Mon , October 23 Oct 23 Tuesday Tue , October 24 Oct 24 22 Tishrei 5891 
 
 
 
Tanakh 
Shmini Atzeret
 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 
Thursday, 10 October 2126  / 22 Tishrei 5887  
 
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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