Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4456 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8216

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8216 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 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
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4460 1 Elul 8220

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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