Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5757 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9517
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9517 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 5754 | 1 Elul 9514 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5755 | 1 Elul 9515 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5756 | 1 Elul 9516 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5757 | 1 Elul 9517 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5758 | 1 Elul 9518 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5759 | 1 Elul 9519 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5760 | 1 Elul 9520 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5761 | 1 Elul 9521 |
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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