Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7187 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 10947

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 10947 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 7184 1 Elul 10944
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7185 1 Elul 10945
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7186 1 Elul 10946
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7187 1 Elul 10947
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7188 1 Elul 10948
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7189 1 Elul 10949
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7190 1 Elul 10950
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7191 1 Elul 10951

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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