Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4434 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8194

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8194 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 4431 1 Elul 8191
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4432 1 Elul 8192
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4433 1 Elul 8193
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4434 1 Elul 8194
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4435 1 Elul 8195
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4436 1 Elul 8196
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4437 1 Elul 8197
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4438 1 Elul 8198

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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