Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2508 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6268
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6268 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
| Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2505 | 1 Elul 6265 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2506 | 1 Elul 6266 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2507 | 1 Elul 6267 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2508 | 1 Elul 6268 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2509 | 1 Elul 6269 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2510 | 1 Elul 6270 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2511 | 1 Elul 6271 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2512 | 1 Elul 6272 |
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
by Michael Strassfeld
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