Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8018 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11778
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11778 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
| Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8015 | 1 Elul 11775 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8016 | 1 Elul 11776 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8017 | 1 Elul 11777 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8018 | 1 Elul 11778 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8019 | 1 Elul 11779 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8020 | 1 Elul 11780 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8021 | 1 Elul 11781 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8022 | 1 Elul 11782 |
References
- The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
- Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
- “Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
- Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)
The Jewish Holidays
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