Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7887 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11647

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11647 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 7884 1 Elul 11644
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7885 1 Elul 11645
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7886 1 Elul 11646
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7887 1 Elul 11647
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7888 1 Elul 11648
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7889 1 Elul 11649
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7890 1 Elul 11650
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7891 1 Elul 11651

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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