Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3257 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 7017

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 7017 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 3254 1 Elul 7014
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3255 1 Elul 7015
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3256 1 Elul 7016
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3257 1 Elul 7017
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3258 1 Elul 7018
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3259 1 Elul 7019
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3260 1 Elul 7020
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3261 1 Elul 7021

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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