Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8665 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12425

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12425 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 8662 1 Elul 12422
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8663 1 Elul 12423
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8664 1 Elul 12424
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8665 1 Elul 12425
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8666 1 Elul 12426
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8667 1 Elul 12427
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8668 1 Elul 12428
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8669 1 Elul 12429

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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