Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5097 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8857
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8857 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 5094 | 1 Elul 8854 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5095 | 1 Elul 8855 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5096 | 1 Elul 8856 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5097 | 1 Elul 8857 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5098 | 1 Elul 8858 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5099 | 1 Elul 8859 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5100 | 1 Elul 8860 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5101 | 1 Elul 8861 |
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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