Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4805 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8565

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8565 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 4802 1 Elul 8562
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4803 1 Elul 8563
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4804 1 Elul 8564
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4805 1 Elul 8565
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4806 1 Elul 8566
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4807 1 Elul 8567
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4808 1 Elul 8568
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4809 1 Elul 8569

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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