Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3148 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6908
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6908 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 3145 | 1 Elul 6905 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3146 | 1 Elul 6906 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3147 | 1 Elul 6907 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3148 | 1 Elul 6908 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3149 | 1 Elul 6909 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3150 | 1 Elul 6910 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3151 | 1 Elul 6911 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3152 | 1 Elul 6912 |
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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