Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8864 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12624

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12624 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 8861 1 Elul 12621
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8862 1 Elul 12622
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8863 1 Elul 12623
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8864 1 Elul 12624
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8865 1 Elul 12625
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8866 1 Elul 12626
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8867 1 Elul 12627
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8868 1 Elul 12628

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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