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When is Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015?
The holiday of Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah, falls on the Hebrew calendar dates of 22-23 Tishrei—Shemini Atzeret on the former date, Simchat Torah on the latter. Here are the coinciding secular dates for the upcoming years: 2010: September ...
Jewish Holidays » High Holidays » Holiday Dates » When is Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015?
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Why are holidays celebrated an extra day in the Diaspora?
By Nechama Posner
The answer has its roots in the history of the Jewish calendar. Originally, there was no fixed calendar. Each month anew, the Sanhedrin (Rabbinic Supreme Court) in Jerusalem would determine whether the previous month had been 29 or 30 days long -- ...
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