Eighth Day of Assembly

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Eighth Day of Assembly is a Jewish holiday that directly follows the seven days of Sukkot, marked by special prayers, festive meals, and, in many communities, the celebration of Simchat Torah.

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Eighth Day of Assembly canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish holiday ⓘ
religious observance ⓘ
associatedWith Simchat Torah ⓘ
calendar Hebrew calendar ⓘ
category Jewish festivals and holidays ⓘ
Tishrei observances ⓘ
coincidesWith Simchat Torah in Israel ⓘ
linked to: Simchat Torah
follows Sukkot ⓘ
followsAfterNumberOfDays 7 ⓘ
halachicStatus separate festival from Sukkot in many legal respects ⓘ
hasBiblicalSource 2 Chronicles 7:8–10 (as a narrative reference) ⓘ
Leviticus 23:36 ⓘ
linked to: Leviticus 23

Numbers 29:35–38 ⓘ
hasCustom no dwelling in the sukkah in Israel ⓘ
some diaspora communities still eat in the sukkah without a blessing ⓘ
hasDuration 1 day (in Israel) ⓘ
2 days (in the Jewish diaspora, together with Simchat Torah) ⓘ
hasEtymology “Atzeret” meaning assembly or stopping/holding back ⓘ
linked to: Neilah
hasLiturgicalElement Musaf service with festival insertions ⓘ
prayer for rain (Tefillat Geshem) in many rites ⓘ
special Amidah for Yom Tov ⓘ
hasLiturgicalLanguage Hebrew ⓘ
hasNameInHebrew Shemini Atzeret ⓘ
hasTheme assembly before God ⓘ
conclusion of Sukkot season ⓘ
hasType Yom Tov ⓘ
festival day ⓘ
hasWorkRestriction melacha prohibited (similar to Shabbat, with some differences) ⓘ
immediatelyPrecedes Simchat Torah in many diaspora communities ⓘ
includesPractice Hallel (full or partial, depending on custom) ⓘ
Shehecheyanu blessing ⓘ
Torah readings ⓘ
festive meals ⓘ
recitation of Yizkor in many communities ⓘ
special prayers ⓘ
marksBeginningOf rainy season prayers in the Land of Israel ⓘ
observedBy Jews ⓘ
occursInMonth Tishrei ⓘ
occursOnHebrewDate 22 Tishrei (in Israel) ⓘ
22–23 Tishrei (in the diaspora, with Simchat Torah) ⓘ
partOf Jewish High Holiday season ⓘ
linked to: High Holy Days
relatedTo Hoshana Rabbah ⓘ
Simchat Torah ⓘ
Sukkot ⓘ
religion Judaism ⓘ

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Shemini Atzeret → hasMeaning → Eighth Day of Assembly ⓘ