Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3048 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6808

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6808 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 3045 1 Elul 6805
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3046 1 Elul 6806
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3047 1 Elul 6807
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3048 1 Elul 6808
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3049 1 Elul 6809
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3050 1 Elul 6810
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3051 1 Elul 6811
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3052 1 Elul 6812

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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