Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4287 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8047
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8047 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
| Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4284 | 1 Elul 8044 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4285 | 1 Elul 8045 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4286 | 1 Elul 8046 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4287 | 1 Elul 8047 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4288 | 1 Elul 8048 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4289 | 1 Elul 8049 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4290 | 1 Elul 8050 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4291 | 1 Elul 8051 |
References
- The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
- Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
- “Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
- Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)
The Jewish Holidays
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