Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3948 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 7708

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 7708 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 3945 1 Elul 7705
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3946 1 Elul 7706
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3947 1 Elul 7707
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3948 1 Elul 7708
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3949 1 Elul 7709
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3950 1 Elul 7710
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3951 1 Elul 7711
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3952 1 Elul 7712

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: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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