Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8826 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12586

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12586 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 8823 1 Elul 12583
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8824 1 Elul 12584
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8825 1 Elul 12585
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8826 1 Elul 12586
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8827 1 Elul 12587
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8828 1 Elul 12588
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8829 1 Elul 12589
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8830 1 Elul 12590

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: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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