Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5118 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8878

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8878 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 5115 1 Elul 8875
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5116 1 Elul 8876
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5117 1 Elul 8877
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5118 1 Elul 8878
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5119 1 Elul 8879
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5120 1 Elul 8880
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5121 1 Elul 8881
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5122 1 Elul 8882

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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