Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4686 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8446

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8446 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 4683 1 Elul 8443
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4684 1 Elul 8444
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4685 1 Elul 8445
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4686 1 Elul 8446
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4687 1 Elul 8447
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4688 1 Elul 8448
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4689 1 Elul 8449
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4690 1 Elul 8450

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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