Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8245 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12005

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12005 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 8242 1 Elul 12002
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8243 1 Elul 12003
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8244 1 Elul 12004
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8245 1 Elul 12005
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8246 1 Elul 12006
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8247 1 Elul 12007
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8248 1 Elul 12008
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8249 1 Elul 12009

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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