Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4637 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8397

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8397 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 4634 1 Elul 8394
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4635 1 Elul 8395
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4636 1 Elul 8396
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4637 1 Elul 8397
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4638 1 Elul 8398
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4639 1 Elul 8399
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4640 1 Elul 8400
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4641 1 Elul 8401

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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