Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4264 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8024

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8024 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 4261 1 Elul 8021
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4262 1 Elul 8022
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4263 1 Elul 8023
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4264 1 Elul 8024
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4265 1 Elul 8025
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4266 1 Elul 8026
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4267 1 Elul 8027
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4268 1 Elul 8028

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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