Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4097 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 7857

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 7857 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 4094 1 Elul 7854
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4095 1 Elul 7855
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4096 1 Elul 7856
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4097 1 Elul 7857
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4098 1 Elul 7858
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4099 1 Elul 7859
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4100 1 Elul 7860
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4101 1 Elul 7861

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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