Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7917 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11677

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11677 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 7914 1 Elul 11674
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7915 1 Elul 11675
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7916 1 Elul 11676
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7917 1 Elul 11677
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7918 1 Elul 11678
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7919 1 Elul 11679
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7920 1 Elul 11680
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7921 1 Elul 11681

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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