Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4837 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8597

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8597 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 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
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4839 1 Elul 8599
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4840 1 Elul 8600
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4841 1 Elul 8601

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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