Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5317 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9077

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9077 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 5314 1 Elul 9074
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5315 1 Elul 9075
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5316 1 Elul 9076
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5317 1 Elul 9077
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5318 1 Elul 9078
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5319 1 Elul 9079
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5320 1 Elul 9080
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5321 1 Elul 9081

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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