Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3557 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 7317

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 7317 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 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
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3561 1 Elul 7321

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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