Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5827 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9587

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9587 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 5824 1 Elul 9584
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5825 1 Elul 9585
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5826 1 Elul 9586
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5827 1 Elul 9587
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5828 1 Elul 9588
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5829 1 Elul 9589
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5830 1 Elul 9590
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5831 1 Elul 9591

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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