Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8654 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12414

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12414 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 8651 1 Elul 12411
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8652 1 Elul 12412
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8653 1 Elul 12413
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8654 1 Elul 12414
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8655 1 Elul 12415
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8656 1 Elul 12416
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8657 1 Elul 12417
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8658 1 Elul 12418

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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