Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4217 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 7977

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 7977 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 4214 1 Elul 7974
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4215 1 Elul 7975
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4216 1 Elul 7976
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4217 1 Elul 7977
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4218 1 Elul 7978
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4219 1 Elul 7979
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4220 1 Elul 7980
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4221 1 Elul 7981

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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