Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3940 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 7700
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 7700 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 3937 | 1 Elul 7697 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3938 | 1 Elul 7698 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3939 | 1 Elul 7699 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3940 | 1 Elul 7700 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3941 | 1 Elul 7701 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3942 | 1 Elul 7702 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3943 | 1 Elul 7703 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3944 | 1 Elul 7704 |
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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