Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5227 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8987

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8987 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 5224 1 Elul 8984
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5225 1 Elul 8985
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5226 1 Elul 8986
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5227 1 Elul 8987
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5228 1 Elul 8988
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5229 1 Elul 8989
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5230 1 Elul 8990
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5231 1 Elul 8991

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: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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