Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8696 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12456

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12456 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 8693 1 Elul 12453
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8694 1 Elul 12454
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8695 1 Elul 12455
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8696 1 Elul 12456
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8697 1 Elul 12457
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8698 1 Elul 12458
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8699 1 Elul 12459
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8700 1 Elul 12460

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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