Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8417 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12177

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12177 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 8414 1 Elul 12174
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8415 1 Elul 12175
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8416 1 Elul 12176
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8417 1 Elul 12177
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8418 1 Elul 12178
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8419 1 Elul 12179
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8420 1 Elul 12180
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8421 1 Elul 12181

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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