Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5667 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9427

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9427 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 5664 1 Elul 9424
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5665 1 Elul 9425
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5666 1 Elul 9426
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5667 1 Elul 9427
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5668 1 Elul 9428
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5669 1 Elul 9429
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5670 1 Elul 9430
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5671 1 Elul 9431

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: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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