Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2187 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5947

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5947 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 2184 1 Elul 5944
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2185 1 Elul 5945
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2186 1 Elul 5946
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2187 1 Elul 5947
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2188 1 Elul 5948
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2189 1 Elul 5949
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2190 1 Elul 5950
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2191 1 Elul 5951

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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