Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4055 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 7815
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 7815 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 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 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4059 | 1 Elul 7819 |
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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