Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7520 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11280

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11280 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 7517 1 Elul 11277
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7518 1 Elul 11278
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7519 1 Elul 11279
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7520 1 Elul 11280
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7521 1 Elul 11281
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7522 1 Elul 11282
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7523 1 Elul 11283
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7524 1 Elul 11284

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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