Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2608 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6368

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6368 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 2605 1 Elul 6365
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2606 1 Elul 6366
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2607 1 Elul 6367
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2608 1 Elul 6368
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2609 1 Elul 6369
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2610 1 Elul 6370
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2611 1 Elul 6371
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2612 1 Elul 6372

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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