Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4318 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8078

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8078 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 4315 1 Elul 8075
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4316 1 Elul 8076
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4317 1 Elul 8077
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4318 1 Elul 8078
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4319 1 Elul 8079
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4320 1 Elul 8080
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4321 1 Elul 8081
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4322 1 Elul 8082

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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