Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7474 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11234

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11234 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 7471 1 Elul 11231
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7472 1 Elul 11232
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7473 1 Elul 11233
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7474 1 Elul 11234
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7475 1 Elul 11235
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7476 1 Elul 11236
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7477 1 Elul 11237
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7478 1 Elul 11238

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: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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