Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4537 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8297

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8297 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 4534 1 Elul 8294
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4535 1 Elul 8295
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4536 1 Elul 8296
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4537 1 Elul 8297
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4538 1 Elul 8298
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4539 1 Elul 8299
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4540 1 Elul 8300
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4541 1 Elul 8301

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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