Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4178 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 7938

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 7938 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 4175 1 Elul 7935
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4176 1 Elul 7936
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4177 1 Elul 7937
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4178 1 Elul 7938
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4179 1 Elul 7939
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4180 1 Elul 7940
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4181 1 Elul 7941
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4182 1 Elul 7942

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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