Shemini Atzereth

or She·mi·ni A·tze·ret, She·mi·ni A·tze·res

[ shuh-mee-nee at-ser-es, -min-ee; Sephardic Hebrew she-mee-nee ah-tse-ret; Ashkenazic Hebrew shuh-mee-nee ah-tsey-ris ]

noun

1. a Jewish festival celebrated on the 22nd day of Tishri, being the 8th day of Sukkoth: marked by a memorial service for the dead and prayers for rain in Israel.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Shemini Atzereth¹

First recorded in 1900–05, Shemini Atzereth is from Hebrew Shəmīnī ʿăṣereth literally, “eighth meeting”