Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4828 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8588

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8588 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 4825 1 Elul 8585
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4826 1 Elul 8586
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4827 1 Elul 8587
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4828 1 Elul 8588
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4829 1 Elul 8589
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4830 1 Elul 8590
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4831 1 Elul 8591
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4832 1 Elul 8592

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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