Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7827 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11587

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11587 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 7824 1 Elul 11584
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7825 1 Elul 11585
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7826 1 Elul 11586
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7827 1 Elul 11587
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7828 1 Elul 11588
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7829 1 Elul 11589
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7830 1 Elul 11590
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7831 1 Elul 11591

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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