Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8566 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12326

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12326 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 8563 1 Elul 12323
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8564 1 Elul 12324
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8565 1 Elul 12325
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8566 1 Elul 12326
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8567 1 Elul 12327
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8568 1 Elul 12328
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8569 1 Elul 12329
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8570 1 Elul 12330

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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