Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5397 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9157

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9157 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 5394 1 Elul 9154
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5395 1 Elul 9155
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5396 1 Elul 9156
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5397 1 Elul 9157
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5398 1 Elul 9158
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5399 1 Elul 9159
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5400 1 Elul 9160
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5401 1 Elul 9161

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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