Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8798 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12558

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12558 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 8795 1 Elul 12555
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8796 1 Elul 12556
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8797 1 Elul 12557
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8798 1 Elul 12558
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8799 1 Elul 12559
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8800 1 Elul 12560
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8801 1 Elul 12561
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8802 1 Elul 12562

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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