Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4642 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8402
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8402 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
| Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4639 | 1 Elul 8399 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4640 | 1 Elul 8400 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4641 | 1 Elul 8401 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4642 | 1 Elul 8402 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4643 | 1 Elul 8403 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4644 | 1 Elul 8404 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4645 | 1 Elul 8405 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4646 | 1 Elul 8406 |
References
- The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
- Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
- “Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
- Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)
The Jewish Holidays
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