Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4728 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8488

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8488 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 4725 1 Elul 8485
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4726 1 Elul 8486
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4727 1 Elul 8487
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4728 1 Elul 8488
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4729 1 Elul 8489
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4730 1 Elul 8490
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4731 1 Elul 8491
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4732 1 Elul 8492

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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