Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3017 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6777
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6777 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 3014 | 1 Elul 6774 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3015 | 1 Elul 6775 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3016 | 1 Elul 6776 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3017 | 1 Elul 6777 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3018 | 1 Elul 6778 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3019 | 1 Elul 6779 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3020 | 1 Elul 6780 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3021 | 1 Elul 6781 |
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
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