Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6008 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9768

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9768 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 6005 1 Elul 9765
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6006 1 Elul 9766
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6007 1 Elul 9767
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6008 1 Elul 9768
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6009 1 Elul 9769
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6010 1 Elul 9770
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6011 1 Elul 9771
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6012 1 Elul 9772

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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