Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8877 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12637

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12637 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 8874 1 Elul 12634
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8875 1 Elul 12635
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8876 1 Elul 12636
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8877 1 Elul 12637
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8878 1 Elul 12638
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8879 1 Elul 12639
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8880 1 Elul 12640
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8881 1 Elul 12641

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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