Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8818 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12578

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12578 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 8815 1 Elul 12575
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8816 1 Elul 12576
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8817 1 Elul 12577
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8818 1 Elul 12578
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8819 1 Elul 12579
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8820 1 Elul 12580
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8821 1 Elul 12581
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8822 1 Elul 12582

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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