Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3695 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 7455

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 7455 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 3692 1 Elul 7452
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3693 1 Elul 7453
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3694 1 Elul 7454
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3695 1 Elul 7455
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3696 1 Elul 7456
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3697 1 Elul 7457
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3698 1 Elul 7458
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3699 1 Elul 7459

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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