Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4940 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8700
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8700 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
| Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4937 | 1 Elul 8697 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4938 | 1 Elul 8698 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4939 | 1 Elul 8699 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4940 | 1 Elul 8700 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4941 | 1 Elul 8701 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4942 | 1 Elul 8702 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4943 | 1 Elul 8703 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4944 | 1 Elul 8704 |
References
- The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
- Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
- “Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
- Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)
The Jewish Holidays
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