Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3858 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 7618

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 7618 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 3855 1 Elul 7615
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3856 1 Elul 7616
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3857 1 Elul 7617
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3858 1 Elul 7618
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3859 1 Elul 7619
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3860 1 Elul 7620
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3861 1 Elul 7621
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3862 1 Elul 7622

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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