Shemini Atzereth
noun
She·mi·ni Atze·reth
shə-ˈmē-nē-ät-ˈser-ət 
-əth,
-əs
: a Jewish festival following the seventh day of Sukkoth and marked by a special prayer for seasonal rain
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On the day of the attacks, during the Jewish holiday weekend of Shemini Atzereth/Simchat Torah, meant to be a time of joyful dancing and exuberance, Israeli forces had been deployed to the West Bank in anticipation of settler violence and Palestinian responses.
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Joshua Leifer, The New York Review of Books, 28 Oct. 2023
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Joshua Leifer, The New York Review of Books, 28 Oct. 2023
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“Shemini Atzereth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Shemini%20Atzereth. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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