Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5132 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8892

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8892 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 5129 1 Elul 8889
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5130 1 Elul 8890
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5131 1 Elul 8891
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5132 1 Elul 8892
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5133 1 Elul 8893
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5134 1 Elul 8894
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5135 1 Elul 8895
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5136 1 Elul 8896

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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