Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7895 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11655

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11655 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 7892 1 Elul 11652
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7893 1 Elul 11653
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7894 1 Elul 11654
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7895 1 Elul 11655
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7896 1 Elul 11656
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7897 1 Elul 11657
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7898 1 Elul 11658
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7899 1 Elul 11659

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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