Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4158 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 7918
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 7918 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 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 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4159 | 1 Elul 7919 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4160 | 1 Elul 7920 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4161 | 1 Elul 7921 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4162 | 1 Elul 7922 |
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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