Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3760 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 7520
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 7520 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 3757 | 1 Elul 7517 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3758 | 1 Elul 7518 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3759 | 1 Elul 7519 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3760 | 1 Elul 7520 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3761 | 1 Elul 7521 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3762 | 1 Elul 7522 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3763 | 1 Elul 7523 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3764 | 1 Elul 7524 |
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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