Shmini Atzeret 2153 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 5914  
Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️ 
Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 5914 begins at sundown on Wednesday, 10 October 2153   and ends at nightfall on Thursday, 11 October 2153  .
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 2150 
 
Monday Mon , October 12 Oct 12  
Tuesday Tue , October 13 Oct 13  
22 Tishrei 5911 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2151 
 
Friday Fri , October 1 Oct 1  
Saturday Sat , October 2 Oct 2  
22 Tishrei 5912 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2152 
 
Friday Fri , October 20 Oct 20  
Saturday Sat , October 21 Oct 21  
22 Tishrei 5913 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2153 
 
Wednesday Wed , October 10 Oct 10  
Thursday Thu , October 11 Oct 11  
22 Tishrei 5914 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2154 
 
Sunday Sun , September 29 Sep 29  
Monday Mon , September 30 Sep 30  
22 Tishrei 5915 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2155 
 
Friday Fri , October 17 Oct 17  
Saturday Sat , October 18 Oct 18  
22 Tishrei 5916 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2156 
 
Wednesday Wed , October 6 Oct 6  
Thursday Thu , October 7 Oct 7  
22 Tishrei 5917 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2157 
 
Monday Mon , October 24 Oct 24  
Tuesday Tue , October 25 Oct 25  
22 Tishrei 5918 
 
 
 
Tanakh 
Erev Simchat Torah
 / עֶרֶב שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה 
Wednesday, 10 October 2153  / 22 Tishrei 5914  
 
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, 11 October 2153  / 22 Tishrei 5914  
 
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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