Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5200 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8960

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8960 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 5197 1 Elul 8957
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5198 1 Elul 8958
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5199 1 Elul 8959
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5200 1 Elul 8960
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5201 1 Elul 8961
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5202 1 Elul 8962
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5203 1 Elul 8963
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5204 1 Elul 8964

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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