Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4440 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8200
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8200 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 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 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4442 | 1 Elul 8202 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4443 | 1 Elul 8203 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4444 | 1 Elul 8204 |
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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