Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5728 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9488
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9488 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 5725 | 1 Elul 9485 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5726 | 1 Elul 9486 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5727 | 1 Elul 9487 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5728 | 1 Elul 9488 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5729 | 1 Elul 9489 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5730 | 1 Elul 9490 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5731 | 1 Elul 9491 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5732 | 1 Elul 9492 |
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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