Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4644 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8404

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8404 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 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
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4647 1 Elul 8407
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4648 1 Elul 8408

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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