Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4167 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 7927

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 7927 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 4164 1 Elul 7924
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4165 1 Elul 7925
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4166 1 Elul 7926
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4167 1 Elul 7927
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4168 1 Elul 7928
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4169 1 Elul 7929
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4170 1 Elul 7930
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4171 1 Elul 7931

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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