Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7944 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11704

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11704 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 7941 1 Elul 11701
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7942 1 Elul 11702
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7943 1 Elul 11703
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7944 1 Elul 11704
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7945 1 Elul 11705
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7946 1 Elul 11706
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7947 1 Elul 11707
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7948 1 Elul 11708

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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