Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2748 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6508

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6508 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 2745 1 Elul 6505
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2746 1 Elul 6506
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2747 1 Elul 6507
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2748 1 Elul 6508
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2749 1 Elul 6509
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2750 1 Elul 6510
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2751 1 Elul 6511
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2752 1 Elul 6512

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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