Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5597 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9357
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9357 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 5594 | 1 Elul 9354 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5595 | 1 Elul 9355 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5596 | 1 Elul 9356 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5597 | 1 Elul 9357 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5598 | 1 Elul 9358 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5599 | 1 Elul 9359 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5600 | 1 Elul 9360 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5601 | 1 Elul 9361 |
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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