Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5040 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8800

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8800 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 5037 1 Elul 8797
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5038 1 Elul 8798
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5039 1 Elul 8799
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5040 1 Elul 8800
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5041 1 Elul 8801
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5042 1 Elul 8802
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5043 1 Elul 8803
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5044 1 Elul 8804

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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