Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4188 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 7948

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 7948 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 4185 1 Elul 7945
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4186 1 Elul 7946
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4187 1 Elul 7947
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4188 1 Elul 7948
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4189 1 Elul 7949
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4190 1 Elul 7950
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4191 1 Elul 7951
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4192 1 Elul 7952

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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