Shmini Atzeret 2185 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 5946  
Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️ 
Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 5946 begins at sundown on Sunday, 16 October 2185   and ends at nightfall on Monday, 17 October 2185  .
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 2182 
 
Friday Fri , October 18 Oct 18  
Saturday Sat , October 19 Oct 19  
22 Tishrei 5943 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2183 
 
Wednesday Wed , October 8 Oct 8  
Thursday Thu , October 9 Oct 9  
22 Tishrei 5944 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2184 
 
Sunday Sun , September 26 Sep 26  
Monday Mon , September 27 Sep 27  
22 Tishrei 5945 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2185 
 
Sunday Sun , October 16 Oct 16  
Monday Mon , October 17 Oct 17  
22 Tishrei 5946 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2186 
 
Wednesday Wed , October 4 Oct 4  
Thursday Thu , October 5 Oct 5  
22 Tishrei 5947 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2187 
 
Wednesday Wed , October 24 Oct 24  
Thursday Thu , October 25 Oct 25  
22 Tishrei 5948 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2188 
 
Sunday Sun , October 12 Oct 12  
Monday Mon , October 13 Oct 13  
22 Tishrei 5949 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2189 
 
Friday Fri , October 2 Oct 2  
Saturday Sat , October 3 Oct 3  
22 Tishrei 5950 
 
 
 
Tanakh 
Erev Simchat Torah
 / עֶרֶב שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה 
Sunday, 16 October 2185  / 22 Tishrei 5946  
 
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 
Monday, 17 October 2185  / 22 Tishrei 5946  
 
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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