Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4245 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8005

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8005 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 4242 1 Elul 8002
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4243 1 Elul 8003
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4244 1 Elul 8004
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4245 1 Elul 8005
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4246 1 Elul 8006
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4247 1 Elul 8007
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4248 1 Elul 8008
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4249 1 Elul 8009

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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