Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8137 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11897

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11897 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 8134 1 Elul 11894
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8135 1 Elul 11895
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8136 1 Elul 11896
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8137 1 Elul 11897
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8138 1 Elul 11898
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8139 1 Elul 11899
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8140 1 Elul 11900
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8141 1 Elul 11901

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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