Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3358 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 7118

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 7118 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 3355 1 Elul 7115
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3356 1 Elul 7116
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3357 1 Elul 7117
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3358 1 Elul 7118
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3359 1 Elul 7119
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3360 1 Elul 7120
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3361 1 Elul 7121
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3362 1 Elul 7122

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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