Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8855 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12615

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12615 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 8852 1 Elul 12612
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8853 1 Elul 12613
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8854 1 Elul 12614
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8855 1 Elul 12615
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8856 1 Elul 12616
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8857 1 Elul 12617
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8858 1 Elul 12618
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8859 1 Elul 12619

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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The Jewish Holidays
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