Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4498 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8258

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8258 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 4495 1 Elul 8255
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4496 1 Elul 8256
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4497 1 Elul 8257
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4498 1 Elul 8258
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4499 1 Elul 8259
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4500 1 Elul 8260
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4501 1 Elul 8261
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4502 1 Elul 8262

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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