Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5657 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9417

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9417 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 5654 1 Elul 9414
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5655 1 Elul 9415
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5656 1 Elul 9416
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5657 1 Elul 9417
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5658 1 Elul 9418
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5659 1 Elul 9419
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5660 1 Elul 9420
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5661 1 Elul 9421

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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