Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8840 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12600

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12600 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 8837 1 Elul 12597
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8838 1 Elul 12598
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8839 1 Elul 12599
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8840 1 Elul 12600
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8841 1 Elul 12601
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8842 1 Elul 12602
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8843 1 Elul 12603
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8844 1 Elul 12604

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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