Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4447 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8207
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8207 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 4444 | 1 Elul 8204 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4445 | 1 Elul 8205 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4446 | 1 Elul 8206 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4447 | 1 Elul 8207 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4448 | 1 Elul 8208 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4449 | 1 Elul 8209 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4450 | 1 Elul 8210 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4451 | 1 Elul 8211 |
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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