Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8162 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11922

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11922 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 8159 1 Elul 11919
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8160 1 Elul 11920
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8161 1 Elul 11921
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8162 1 Elul 11922
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8163 1 Elul 11923
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8164 1 Elul 11924
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8165 1 Elul 11925
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8166 1 Elul 11926

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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