Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4624 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8384

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8384 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 4621 1 Elul 8381
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4622 1 Elul 8382
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4623 1 Elul 8383
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4624 1 Elul 8384
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4625 1 Elul 8385
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4626 1 Elul 8386
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4627 1 Elul 8387
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4628 1 Elul 8388

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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