Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4947 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8707

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8707 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.

Read more from hazon.org or Wikipedia

Advertisement

Dates for Rosh Hashana LaBehemot

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4944 1 Elul 8704
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4945 1 Elul 8705
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4946 1 Elul 8706
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4947 1 Elul 8707
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4948 1 Elul 8708
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4949 1 Elul 8709
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4950 1 Elul 8710
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4951 1 Elul 8711

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
by Michael Strassfeld

When you buy a book using a link on this page, we receive a commission. Thank you for supporting Hebcal.