Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2408 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6168

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6168 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 2405 1 Elul 6165
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2406 1 Elul 6166
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2407 1 Elul 6167
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2408 1 Elul 6168
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2409 1 Elul 6169
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2410 1 Elul 6170
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2411 1 Elul 6171
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2412 1 Elul 6172

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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