Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7742 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11502

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11502 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 7739 1 Elul 11499
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7740 1 Elul 11500
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7741 1 Elul 11501
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7742 1 Elul 11502
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7743 1 Elul 11503
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7744 1 Elul 11504
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7745 1 Elul 11505
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7746 1 Elul 11506

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
by Michael Strassfeld

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