Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5867 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9627

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9627 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 5864 1 Elul 9624
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5865 1 Elul 9625
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5866 1 Elul 9626
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5867 1 Elul 9627
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5868 1 Elul 9628
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5869 1 Elul 9629
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5870 1 Elul 9630
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5871 1 Elul 9631

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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