Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4254 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8014

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8014 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 4251 1 Elul 8011
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4252 1 Elul 8012
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4253 1 Elul 8013
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4254 1 Elul 8014
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4255 1 Elul 8015
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4256 1 Elul 8016
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4257 1 Elul 8017
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4258 1 Elul 8018

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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