Shmini Atzeret 2231 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 5992  
Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️ 
Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 5992 begins at sundown on Wednesday, 19 October 2231   and ends at nightfall on Thursday, 20 October 2231  .
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 2228 
 
Monday Mon , October 20 Oct 20  
Tuesday Tue , October 21 Oct 21  
22 Tishrei 5989 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2229 
 
Friday Fri , October 9 Oct 9  
Saturday Sat , October 10 Oct 10  
22 Tishrei 5990 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2230 
 
Wednesday Wed , September 29 Sep 29  
Thursday Thu , September 30 Sep 30  
22 Tishrei 5991 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2231 
 
Wednesday Wed , October 19 Oct 19  
Thursday Thu , October 20 Oct 20  
22 Tishrei 5992 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2232 
 
Sunday Sun , October 7 Oct 7  
Monday Mon , October 8 Oct 8  
22 Tishrei 5993 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2233 
 
Friday Fri , October 25 Oct 25  
Saturday Sat , October 26 Oct 26  
22 Tishrei 5994 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2234 
 
Wednesday Wed , October 15 Oct 15  
Thursday Thu , October 16 Oct 16  
22 Tishrei 5995 
 
Shmini Atzeret 2235 
 
Sunday Sun , October 4 Oct 4  
Monday Mon , October 5 Oct 5  
22 Tishrei 5996 
 
 
 
Tanakh 
Shmini Atzeret
 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 
Thursday, 20 October 2231  / 22 Tishrei 5992  
 
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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