Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6287 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 10047

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 10047 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 6284 1 Elul 10044
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6285 1 Elul 10045
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6286 1 Elul 10046
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6287 1 Elul 10047
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6288 1 Elul 10048
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6289 1 Elul 10049
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6290 1 Elul 10050
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6291 1 Elul 10051

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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