Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5457 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9217
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9217 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
| Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5454 | 1 Elul 9214 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5455 | 1 Elul 9215 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5456 | 1 Elul 9216 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5457 | 1 Elul 9217 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5458 | 1 Elul 9218 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5459 | 1 Elul 9219 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5460 | 1 Elul 9220 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5461 | 1 Elul 9221 |
References
- The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
- Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
- “Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
- Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)
The Jewish Holidays
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