Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8804 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12564

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12564 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 8801 1 Elul 12561
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8802 1 Elul 12562
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8803 1 Elul 12563
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8804 1 Elul 12564
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8805 1 Elul 12565
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8806 1 Elul 12566
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8807 1 Elul 12567
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8808 1 Elul 12568

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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