Erev Shmini Atzeret / Simchat Torah Service

Shmini Atzeret 2024 / שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת 5785

Eighth Day of Assembly

Shmini Atzeret for Hebrew Year 5785 begins at sundown on Wednesday, 23 October 2024, and ends at nightfall on Thursday, 24 October 2024.

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 (the first month of the 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.

22-23 Tishrei