Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8078 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11838

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11838 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 8075 1 Elul 11835
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8076 1 Elul 11836
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8077 1 Elul 11837
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8078 1 Elul 11838
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8079 1 Elul 11839
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8080 1 Elul 11840
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8081 1 Elul 11841
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8082 1 Elul 11842

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: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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