Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3956 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 7716
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 7716 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 3953 | 1 Elul 7713 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3954 | 1 Elul 7714 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3955 | 1 Elul 7715 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3956 | 1 Elul 7716 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3957 | 1 Elul 7717 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3958 | 1 Elul 7718 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3959 | 1 Elul 7719 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3960 | 1 Elul 7720 |
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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