Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5308 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9068

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9068 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 5305 1 Elul 9065
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5306 1 Elul 9066
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5307 1 Elul 9067
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5308 1 Elul 9068
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5309 1 Elul 9069
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5310 1 Elul 9070
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5311 1 Elul 9071
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5312 1 Elul 9072

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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