Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6018 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9778
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9778 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 6015 | 1 Elul 9775 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6016 | 1 Elul 9776 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6017 | 1 Elul 9777 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6018 | 1 Elul 9778 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6019 | 1 Elul 9779 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6020 | 1 Elul 9780 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6021 | 1 Elul 9781 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6022 | 1 Elul 9782 |
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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