Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5044 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8804
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8804 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 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 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5045 | 1 Elul 8805 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5046 | 1 Elul 8806 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5047 | 1 Elul 8807 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5048 | 1 Elul 8808 |
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
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