Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4817 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8577

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8577 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 4814 1 Elul 8574
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4815 1 Elul 8575
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4816 1 Elul 8576
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4817 1 Elul 8577
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4818 1 Elul 8578
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4819 1 Elul 8579
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4820 1 Elul 8580
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4821 1 Elul 8581

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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