Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8508 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12268

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12268 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.

Read more from hazon.org or Wikipedia

Advertisement

Dates for Rosh Hashana LaBehemot

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8505 1 Elul 12265
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8506 1 Elul 12266
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8507 1 Elul 12267
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8508 1 Elul 12268
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8509 1 Elul 12269
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8510 1 Elul 12270
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8511 1 Elul 12271
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8512 1 Elul 12272

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

When you buy a book using a link on this page, we receive a commission. Thank you for supporting Hebcal.