Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8262 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12022

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12022 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 8259 1 Elul 12019
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8260 1 Elul 12020
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8261 1 Elul 12021
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8262 1 Elul 12022
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8263 1 Elul 12023
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8264 1 Elul 12024
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8265 1 Elul 12025
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8266 1 Elul 12026

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: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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