Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7357 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11117

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11117 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 7354 1 Elul 11114
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7355 1 Elul 11115
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7356 1 Elul 11116
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7357 1 Elul 11117
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7358 1 Elul 11118
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7359 1 Elul 11119
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7360 1 Elul 11120
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7361 1 Elul 11121

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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