Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4504 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8264

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8264 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 4501 1 Elul 8261
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4502 1 Elul 8262
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4503 1 Elul 8263
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4504 1 Elul 8264
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4505 1 Elul 8265
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4506 1 Elul 8266
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4507 1 Elul 8267
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4508 1 Elul 8268

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: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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