Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5984 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9744

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9744 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 5981 1 Elul 9741
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5982 1 Elul 9742
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5983 1 Elul 9743
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5984 1 Elul 9744
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5985 1 Elul 9745
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5986 1 Elul 9746
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5987 1 Elul 9747
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5988 1 Elul 9748

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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