Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5027 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8787
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8787 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 5024 | 1 Elul 8784 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5025 | 1 Elul 8785 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5026 | 1 Elul 8786 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5027 | 1 Elul 8787 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5028 | 1 Elul 8788 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5029 | 1 Elul 8789 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5030 | 1 Elul 8790 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5031 | 1 Elul 8791 |
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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