Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4054 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 7814

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 7814 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 4051 1 Elul 7811
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4052 1 Elul 7812
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4053 1 Elul 7813
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4054 1 Elul 7814
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4055 1 Elul 7815
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4056 1 Elul 7816
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4057 1 Elul 7817
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4058 1 Elul 7818

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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