Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2217 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5977

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5977 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 2214 1 Elul 5974
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2215 1 Elul 5975
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2216 1 Elul 5976
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2217 1 Elul 5977
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2218 1 Elul 5978
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2219 1 Elul 5979
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2220 1 Elul 5980
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2221 1 Elul 5981

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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