Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7498 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11258

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11258 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 7495 1 Elul 11255
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7496 1 Elul 11256
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7497 1 Elul 11257
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7498 1 Elul 11258
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7499 1 Elul 11259
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7500 1 Elul 11260
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7501 1 Elul 11261
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7502 1 Elul 11262

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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