Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8182 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11942

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11942 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 8179 1 Elul 11939
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8180 1 Elul 11940
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8181 1 Elul 11941
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8182 1 Elul 11942
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8183 1 Elul 11943
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8184 1 Elul 11944
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8185 1 Elul 11945
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8186 1 Elul 11946

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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