Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5297 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9057

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9057 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 5294 1 Elul 9054
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5295 1 Elul 9055
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5296 1 Elul 9056
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5297 1 Elul 9057
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5298 1 Elul 9058
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5299 1 Elul 9059
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5300 1 Elul 9060
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5301 1 Elul 9061

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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