Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2318 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6078

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6078 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 2315 1 Elul 6075
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2316 1 Elul 6076
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2317 1 Elul 6077
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2318 1 Elul 6078
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2319 1 Elul 6079
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2320 1 Elul 6080
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2321 1 Elul 6081
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2322 1 Elul 6082

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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