Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4834 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8594

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8594 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 4831 1 Elul 8591
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4832 1 Elul 8592
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4833 1 Elul 8593
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4834 1 Elul 8594
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4835 1 Elul 8595
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4836 1 Elul 8596
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4837 1 Elul 8597
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4838 1 Elul 8598

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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