Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6148 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9908

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9908 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 6145 1 Elul 9905
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6146 1 Elul 9906
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6147 1 Elul 9907
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6148 1 Elul 9908
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6149 1 Elul 9909
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6150 1 Elul 9910
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6151 1 Elul 9911
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6152 1 Elul 9912

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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