Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8026 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11786

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11786 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 8023 1 Elul 11783
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8024 1 Elul 11784
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8025 1 Elul 11785
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8026 1 Elul 11786
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8027 1 Elul 11787
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8028 1 Elul 11788
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8029 1 Elul 11789
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8030 1 Elul 11790

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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