Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6638 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 10398

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 10398 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 6635 1 Elul 10395
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6636 1 Elul 10396
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6637 1 Elul 10397
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6638 1 Elul 10398
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6639 1 Elul 10399
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6640 1 Elul 10400
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6641 1 Elul 10401
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6642 1 Elul 10402

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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