Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4455 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8215
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8215 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 4452 | 1 Elul 8212 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4453 | 1 Elul 8213 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4454 | 1 Elul 8214 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4455 | 1 Elul 8215 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4456 | 1 Elul 8216 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4457 | 1 Elul 8217 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4458 | 1 Elul 8218 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4459 | 1 Elul 8219 |
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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