Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7018 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 10778
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 10778 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 7015 | 1 Elul 10775 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7016 | 1 Elul 10776 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7017 | 1 Elul 10777 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7018 | 1 Elul 10778 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7019 | 1 Elul 10779 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7020 | 1 Elul 10780 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7021 | 1 Elul 10781 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7022 | 1 Elul 10782 |
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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