Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3508 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 7268

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 7268 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 3505 1 Elul 7265
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3506 1 Elul 7266
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3507 1 Elul 7267
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3508 1 Elul 7268
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3509 1 Elul 7269
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3510 1 Elul 7270
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3511 1 Elul 7271
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3512 1 Elul 7272

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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