Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4688 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8448
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8448 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 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 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4691 | 1 Elul 8451 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4692 | 1 Elul 8452 |
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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