Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3556 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 7316
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 7316 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
| Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3553 | 1 Elul 7313 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3554 | 1 Elul 7314 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3555 | 1 Elul 7315 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3556 | 1 Elul 7316 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3557 | 1 Elul 7317 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3558 | 1 Elul 7318 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3559 | 1 Elul 7319 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3560 | 1 Elul 7320 |
References
- The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
- Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
- “Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
- Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)
The Jewish Holidays
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