Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5072 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8832

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8832 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 5069 1 Elul 8829
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5070 1 Elul 8830
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5071 1 Elul 8831
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5072 1 Elul 8832
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5073 1 Elul 8833
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5074 1 Elul 8834
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5075 1 Elul 8835
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5076 1 Elul 8836

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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