Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5408 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9168

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9168 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 5405 1 Elul 9165
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5406 1 Elul 9166
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5407 1 Elul 9167
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5408 1 Elul 9168
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5409 1 Elul 9169
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5410 1 Elul 9170
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5411 1 Elul 9171
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5412 1 Elul 9172

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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