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
| Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew 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
- Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)
The Jewish Holidays
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