Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4868 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8628

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8628 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 4865 1 Elul 8625
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4866 1 Elul 8626
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4867 1 Elul 8627
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4868 1 Elul 8628
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4869 1 Elul 8629
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4870 1 Elul 8630
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4871 1 Elul 8631
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4872 1 Elul 8632

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: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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