Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7508 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11268

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11268 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 7505 1 Elul 11265
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7506 1 Elul 11266
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7507 1 Elul 11267
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7508 1 Elul 11268
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7509 1 Elul 11269
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7510 1 Elul 11270
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7511 1 Elul 11271
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7512 1 Elul 11272

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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