Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5578 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9338

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9338 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 5575 1 Elul 9335
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5576 1 Elul 9336
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5577 1 Elul 9337
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5578 1 Elul 9338
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5579 1 Elul 9339
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5580 1 Elul 9340
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5581 1 Elul 9341
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5582 1 Elul 9342

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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