Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4558 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8318

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8318 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 4555 1 Elul 8315
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4556 1 Elul 8316
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4557 1 Elul 8317
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4558 1 Elul 8318
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4559 1 Elul 8319
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4560 1 Elul 8320
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4561 1 Elul 8321
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4562 1 Elul 8322

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: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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