Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4997 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8757

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8757 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 4994 1 Elul 8754
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4995 1 Elul 8755
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4996 1 Elul 8756
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4997 1 Elul 8757
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4998 1 Elul 8758
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4999 1 Elul 8759
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5000 1 Elul 8760
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5001 1 Elul 8761

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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