Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3918 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 7678

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 7678 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 3915 1 Elul 7675
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3916 1 Elul 7676
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3917 1 Elul 7677
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3918 1 Elul 7678
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3919 1 Elul 7679
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3920 1 Elul 7680
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3921 1 Elul 7681
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3922 1 Elul 7682

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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