Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8302 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12062

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12062 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 8299 1 Elul 12059
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8300 1 Elul 12060
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8301 1 Elul 12061
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8302 1 Elul 12062
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8303 1 Elul 12063
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8304 1 Elul 12064
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8305 1 Elul 12065
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8306 1 Elul 12066

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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