Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4020 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 7780
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 7780 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 4017 | 1 Elul 7777 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4018 | 1 Elul 7778 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4019 | 1 Elul 7779 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4020 | 1 Elul 7780 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4021 | 1 Elul 7781 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4022 | 1 Elul 7782 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4023 | 1 Elul 7783 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4024 | 1 Elul 7784 |
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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