Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4466 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8226

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8226 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 4463 1 Elul 8223
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4464 1 Elul 8224
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4465 1 Elul 8225
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4466 1 Elul 8226
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4467 1 Elul 8227
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4468 1 Elul 8228
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4469 1 Elul 8229
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4470 1 Elul 8230

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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