Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7527 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11287

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11287 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 7524 1 Elul 11284
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7525 1 Elul 11285
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7526 1 Elul 11286
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7527 1 Elul 11287
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7528 1 Elul 11288
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7529 1 Elul 11289
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7530 1 Elul 11290
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7531 1 Elul 11291

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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