Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3728 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 7488
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 7488 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 3725 | 1 Elul 7485 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3726 | 1 Elul 7486 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3727 | 1 Elul 7487 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3728 | 1 Elul 7488 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3729 | 1 Elul 7489 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3730 | 1 Elul 7490 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3731 | 1 Elul 7491 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3732 | 1 Elul 7492 |
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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