Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7427 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11187

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11187 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 7424 1 Elul 11184
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7425 1 Elul 11185
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7426 1 Elul 11186
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7427 1 Elul 11187
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7428 1 Elul 11188
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7429 1 Elul 11189
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7430 1 Elul 11190
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7431 1 Elul 11191

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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The Jewish Holidays
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