Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3640 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 7400

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 7400 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 3637 1 Elul 7397
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3638 1 Elul 7398
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3639 1 Elul 7399
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3640 1 Elul 7400
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3641 1 Elul 7401
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3642 1 Elul 7402
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3643 1 Elul 7403
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3644 1 Elul 7404

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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