Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8758 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12518

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12518 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 8755 1 Elul 12515
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8756 1 Elul 12516
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8757 1 Elul 12517
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8758 1 Elul 12518
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8759 1 Elul 12519
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8760 1 Elul 12520
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8761 1 Elul 12521
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8762 1 Elul 12522

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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