Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6108 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9868

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9868 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 6105 1 Elul 9865
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6106 1 Elul 9866
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6107 1 Elul 9867
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6108 1 Elul 9868
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6109 1 Elul 9869
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6110 1 Elul 9870
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6111 1 Elul 9871
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6112 1 Elul 9872

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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