Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2207 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5967

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5967 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 2204 1 Elul 5964
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2205 1 Elul 5965
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2206 1 Elul 5966
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2207 1 Elul 5967
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2208 1 Elul 5968
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2209 1 Elul 5969
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2210 1 Elul 5970
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2211 1 Elul 5971

References

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

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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