Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8527 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12287

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12287 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 8524 1 Elul 12284
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8525 1 Elul 12285
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8526 1 Elul 12286
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8527 1 Elul 12287
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8528 1 Elul 12288
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8529 1 Elul 12289
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8530 1 Elul 12290
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8531 1 Elul 12291

References

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

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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