Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4028 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 7788

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 7788 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 4025 1 Elul 7785
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4026 1 Elul 7786
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4027 1 Elul 7787
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4028 1 Elul 7788
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4029 1 Elul 7789
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4030 1 Elul 7790
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4031 1 Elul 7791
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4032 1 Elul 7792

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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