Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7865 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11625

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11625 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 7862 1 Elul 11622
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7863 1 Elul 11623
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7864 1 Elul 11624
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7865 1 Elul 11625
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7866 1 Elul 11626
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7867 1 Elul 11627
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7868 1 Elul 11628
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7869 1 Elul 11629

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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Books (paid links)

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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