Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4348 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8108

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8108 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 4345 1 Elul 8105
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4346 1 Elul 8106
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4347 1 Elul 8107
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4348 1 Elul 8108
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4349 1 Elul 8109
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4350 1 Elul 8110
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4351 1 Elul 8111
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4352 1 Elul 8112

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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