Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8408 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12168

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12168 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 8405 1 Elul 12165
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8406 1 Elul 12166
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8407 1 Elul 12167
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8408 1 Elul 12168
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8409 1 Elul 12169
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8410 1 Elul 12170
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8411 1 Elul 12171
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8412 1 Elul 12172

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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