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Shmini Atzeret / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת

Eighth Day of Assembly ✡️

Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 5786 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall on .

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

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Shmini Atzeret 2021 22 Tishrei 5782
Shmini Atzeret 2022 22 Tishrei 5783
Shmini Atzeret 2023 22 Tishrei 5784
Shmini Atzeret 2024 22 Tishrei 5785
Shmini Atzeret 2025 22 Tishrei 5786
Shmini Atzeret 2026 22 Tishrei 5787
Shmini Atzeret 2027 22 Tishrei 5788
Shmini Atzeret 2028 22 Tishrei 5789

Tanakh

Shmini Atzeret / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17; Numbers 29:35-30:1

  1. 1: Deuteronomy 14:22-14:29 · 8 p’sukim
  2. 2: Deuteronomy 15:1-15:18 · 18 p’sukim
  3. 3: Deuteronomy 15:19-16:3 · 8 p’sukim
  4. 4: Deuteronomy 16:4-16:8 · 5 p’sukim
  5. 5: Deuteronomy 16:9-16:17 · 9 p’sukim
  6. maf: Numbers 29:35-30:1 · 6 p’sukim

Haftarah: I Kings 8:54-66 · 13 p’sukim

Shmini Atzeret (on Shabbat) / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת (בְּשַׁבָּת)

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17; Numbers 29:35-30:1

  1. 1: Deuteronomy 14:22-14:29 · 8 p’sukim
  2. 2: Deuteronomy 15:1-15:18 · 18 p’sukim
  3. 3: Deuteronomy 15:19-15:23 · 5 p’sukim
  4. 4: Deuteronomy 16:1-16:3 · 3 p’sukim
  5. 5: Deuteronomy 16:4-16:8 · 5 p’sukim
  6. 6: Deuteronomy 16:9-16:12 · 4 p’sukim
  7. 7: Deuteronomy 16:13-16:17 · 5 p’sukim
  8. maf: Numbers 29:35-30:1 · 6 p’sukim

Haftarah: I Kings 8:54-66 · 13 p’sukim

Megillah
  1. 1: Ecclesiastes 1:1-18 · 18 p’sukim
  2. 2: Ecclesiastes 2:1-26 · 26 p’sukim
  3. 3: Ecclesiastes 3:1-22 · 22 p’sukim
  4. 4: Ecclesiastes 4:1-17 · 17 p’sukim
  5. 5: Ecclesiastes 5:1-19 · 19 p’sukim
  6. 6: Ecclesiastes 6:1-12 · 12 p’sukim
  7. 7: Ecclesiastes 7:1-29 · 29 p’sukim
  8. 8: Ecclesiastes 8:1-17 · 17 p’sukim
  9. 9: Ecclesiastes 9:1-18 · 18 p’sukim
  10. 10: Ecclesiastes 10:1-20 · 20 p’sukim
  11. 11: Ecclesiastes 11:1-10 · 10 p’sukim
  12. 12: Ecclesiastes 12:1-14 · 14 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
Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)
The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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