Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5047 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8807

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8807 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 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
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5049 1 Elul 8809
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5050 1 Elul 8810
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5051 1 Elul 8811

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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