Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4154 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 7914

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 7914 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 4151 1 Elul 7911
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4152 1 Elul 7912
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4153 1 Elul 7913
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4154 1 Elul 7914
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4155 1 Elul 7915
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4156 1 Elul 7916
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4157 1 Elul 7917
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4158 1 Elul 7918

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: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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