Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4437 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8197

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8197 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.

Read more from hazon.org or Wikipedia

Advertisement

Dates for Rosh Hashana LaBehemot

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
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
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4439 1 Elul 8199
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4440 1 Elul 8200
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4441 1 Elul 8201

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
by Michael Strassfeld

When you buy a book using a link on this page, we receive a commission. Thank you for supporting Hebcal.