Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1008 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4768

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4768 began on and ended on .

Rosh Hashanah L’Ma’sar Behemah (Hebrew: ראש השנה למעשר בהמה‎ “New Year for Tithing Animals”) or Rosh Hashanah LaBehemot (Hebrew: ראש השנה לבהמות‎ “New Year for (Domesticated) Animals”) is one of the four New Year’s day festivals (Rosh Hashanot) in the Jewish calendar as indicated in the Mishnah. During the time of the Temple, this was a day on which shepherds determined which of their mature animals were to be tithed. The day coincides with Rosh Chodesh Elul, the New Moon for the month of Elul, exactly one month before Rosh Hashanah.

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Dates for Rosh Hashana LaBehemot

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1005 1 Elul 4765
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1006 1 Elul 4766
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1007 1 Elul 4767
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1008 1 Elul 4768
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1009 1 Elul 4769
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1010 1 Elul 4770
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1011 1 Elul 4771
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1012 1 Elul 4772

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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The Jewish Holidays
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