Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8462 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12222

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12222 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 8459 1 Elul 12219
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8460 1 Elul 12220
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8461 1 Elul 12221
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8462 1 Elul 12222
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8463 1 Elul 12223
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8464 1 Elul 12224
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8465 1 Elul 12225
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8466 1 Elul 12226

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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