Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8767 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12527

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12527 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 8764 1 Elul 12524
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8765 1 Elul 12525
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8766 1 Elul 12526
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8767 1 Elul 12527
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8768 1 Elul 12528
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8769 1 Elul 12529
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8770 1 Elul 12530
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8771 1 Elul 12531

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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The Jewish Holidays
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