Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3497 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 7257

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 7257 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 3494 1 Elul 7254
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3495 1 Elul 7255
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3496 1 Elul 7256
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3497 1 Elul 7257
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3498 1 Elul 7258
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3499 1 Elul 7259
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3500 1 Elul 7260
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3501 1 Elul 7261

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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