Shemini Atzeret (שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת—"Eighth [day of] Assembly") is a Jewish holiday. It is celebrated on the 22nd day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei in...
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free dictionary. Shemini is a Hebrew word that means "eighth", and may refer to: Shemini (parsha), the 26th weekly Torah portion Shemini Atzeret, a Jewish...
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Shemini, Sh'mini, or Shmini (שְּׁמִינִי—Hebrew for "eighth", the third word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah) is the 26th weekly Torah...
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Sukkot (section Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah)
holiday called Shemini Atzeret (one day in the Land of Israel, two days in the diaspora, where the second day is called Simchat Torah). Shemini Atzeret coincides...
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September 20: Yom Kippur* Saturday, September 25: Sukkot* Saturday, October 2: Shemini Atzeret* Sunday, October 3: Simchat Torah* Saturday, December 4: Hanukkah...
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Simchat Torah (category Shemini Atzeret)
cycle. Simchat Torah is a component of the Biblical Jewish holiday of Shemini Atzeret ("Eighth Day of Assembly"), which follows immediately after the...
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Sukkot/Sukkos 21 Tishrei – Hoshanah Rabbah 22 Tishrei (and 23 outside of Israel) – Shemini Atzeret/Atzeres & Simchat Torah/Simchas Torah 1 Tishrei (c. 3760 BCE) –...
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Shavuot, both days of Rosh Hashanah, first day of Sukkot, and [first day of] Shemini Atzeret. By extension, outside the Land of Israel, the second-day holidays...
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Hashanah (1 Tishrei), Yom Kippur (10 Tishrei), Sukkot (15 Tishrei), and Shemini Atzeret (22 Tishrei). This period is fixed, during which no adjustments...
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Jewish Diaspora, Simchat Torah is celebrated on the day following Shemini Atzeret. If Shemini Atzeret falls on a Sabbath, in the Diaspora a special 'out of...
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