Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8037 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11797

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11797 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 8034 1 Elul 11794
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8035 1 Elul 11795
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8036 1 Elul 11796
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8037 1 Elul 11797
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8038 1 Elul 11798
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8039 1 Elul 11799
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8040 1 Elul 11800
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8041 1 Elul 11801

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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