Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8466 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12226

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12226 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 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
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8467 1 Elul 12227
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8468 1 Elul 12228
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8469 1 Elul 12229
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8470 1 Elul 12230

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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