Shmini Atzeret 2157 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 5918  
Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️ 
Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 5918 begins at sundown on Monday, 24 October 2157   and ends at nightfall on Tuesday, 25 October 2157  .
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 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 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2158 
 
Friday Fri , October 13 Oct 13  
Saturday Sat , October 14 Oct 14  
22 Tishrei 5919 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2159 
 
Wednesday Wed , October 3 Oct 3  
Thursday Thu , October 4 Oct 4  
22 Tishrei 5920 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2160 
 
Wednesday Wed , October 22 Oct 22  
Thursday Thu , October 23 Oct 23  
22 Tishrei 5921 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2161 
 
Sunday Sun , October 11 Oct 11  
Monday Mon , October 12 Oct 12  
22 Tishrei 5922 
 
 
 
Tanakh 
Erev Simchat Torah
 / עֶרֶב שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה 
Monday, 24 October 2157  / 22 Tishrei 5918  
 
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 
Tuesday, 25 October 2157  / 22 Tishrei 5918  
 
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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