Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4712 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8472
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8472 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 4709 | 1 Elul 8469 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4710 | 1 Elul 8470 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4711 | 1 Elul 8471 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4712 | 1 Elul 8472 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4713 | 1 Elul 8473 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4714 | 1 Elul 8474 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4715 | 1 Elul 8475 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4716 | 1 Elul 8476 |
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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