Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7838 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11598

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11598 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 7835 1 Elul 11595
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7836 1 Elul 11596
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7837 1 Elul 11597
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7838 1 Elul 11598
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7839 1 Elul 11599
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7840 1 Elul 11600
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7841 1 Elul 11601
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7842 1 Elul 11602

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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