Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3480 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 7240

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 7240 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 3477 1 Elul 7237
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3478 1 Elul 7238
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3479 1 Elul 7239
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3480 1 Elul 7240
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3481 1 Elul 7241
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3482 1 Elul 7242
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3483 1 Elul 7243
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3484 1 Elul 7244

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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