Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5848 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9608
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9608 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 5845 | 1 Elul 9605 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5846 | 1 Elul 9606 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5847 | 1 Elul 9607 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5848 | 1 Elul 9608 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5849 | 1 Elul 9609 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5850 | 1 Elul 9610 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5851 | 1 Elul 9611 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5852 | 1 Elul 9612 |
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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