Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5917 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9677

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9677 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 5914 1 Elul 9674
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5915 1 Elul 9675
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5916 1 Elul 9676
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5917 1 Elul 9677
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5918 1 Elul 9678
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5919 1 Elul 9679
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5920 1 Elul 9680
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5921 1 Elul 9681

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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