Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5105 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8865

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8865 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 5102 1 Elul 8862
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5103 1 Elul 8863
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5104 1 Elul 8864
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5105 1 Elul 8865
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5106 1 Elul 8866
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5107 1 Elul 8867
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5108 1 Elul 8868
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5109 1 Elul 8869

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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