Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7818 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11578

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11578 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 7815 1 Elul 11575
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7816 1 Elul 11576
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7817 1 Elul 11577
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7818 1 Elul 11578
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7819 1 Elul 11579
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7820 1 Elul 11580
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7821 1 Elul 11581
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7822 1 Elul 11582

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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