Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7617 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11377

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11377 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 7614 1 Elul 11374
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7615 1 Elul 11375
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7616 1 Elul 11376
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7617 1 Elul 11377
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7618 1 Elul 11378
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7619 1 Elul 11379
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7620 1 Elul 11380
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7621 1 Elul 11381

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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