Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4210 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 7970

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 7970 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 4207 1 Elul 7967
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4208 1 Elul 7968
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4209 1 Elul 7969
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4210 1 Elul 7970
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4211 1 Elul 7971
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4212 1 Elul 7972
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4213 1 Elul 7973
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4214 1 Elul 7974

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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