Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4598 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8358

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8358 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 4595 1 Elul 8355
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4596 1 Elul 8356
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4597 1 Elul 8357
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4598 1 Elul 8358
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4599 1 Elul 8359
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4600 1 Elul 8360
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4601 1 Elul 8361
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4602 1 Elul 8362

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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