Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8187 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11947

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11947 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 8184 1 Elul 11944
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8185 1 Elul 11945
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8186 1 Elul 11946
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8187 1 Elul 11947
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8188 1 Elul 11948
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8189 1 Elul 11949
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8190 1 Elul 11950
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8191 1 Elul 11951

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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