Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8750 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12510

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12510 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 8747 1 Elul 12507
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8748 1 Elul 12508
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8749 1 Elul 12509
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8750 1 Elul 12510
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8751 1 Elul 12511
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8752 1 Elul 12512
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8753 1 Elul 12513
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8754 1 Elul 12514

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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