Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4618 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8378

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8378 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 4615 1 Elul 8375
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4616 1 Elul 8376
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4617 1 Elul 8377
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4618 1 Elul 8378
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4619 1 Elul 8379
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4620 1 Elul 8380
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4621 1 Elul 8381
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4622 1 Elul 8382

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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