Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8778 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12538

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12538 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 8775 1 Elul 12535
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8776 1 Elul 12536
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8777 1 Elul 12537
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8778 1 Elul 12538
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8779 1 Elul 12539
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8780 1 Elul 12540
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8781 1 Elul 12541
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8782 1 Elul 12542

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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