Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3717 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 7477

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 7477 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 3714 1 Elul 7474
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3715 1 Elul 7475
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3716 1 Elul 7476
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3717 1 Elul 7477
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3718 1 Elul 7478
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3719 1 Elul 7479
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3720 1 Elul 7480
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3721 1 Elul 7481

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: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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