Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8476 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12236

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12236 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 8473 1 Elul 12233
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8474 1 Elul 12234
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8475 1 Elul 12235
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8476 1 Elul 12236
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8477 1 Elul 12237
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8478 1 Elul 12238
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8479 1 Elul 12239
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8480 1 Elul 12240

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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