Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2122 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5882

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5882 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall 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 2119 1 Elul 5879
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2120 1 Elul 5880
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2121 1 Elul 5881
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2122 1 Elul 5882
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2123 1 Elul 5883
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2124 1 Elul 5884
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2125 1 Elul 5885
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2126 1 Elul 5886

References

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

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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