Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3967 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 7727

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 7727 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 3964 1 Elul 7724
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3965 1 Elul 7725
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3966 1 Elul 7726
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3967 1 Elul 7727
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3968 1 Elul 7728
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3969 1 Elul 7729
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3970 1 Elul 7730
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3971 1 Elul 7731

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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