Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8885 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12645

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12645 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 8882 1 Elul 12642
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8883 1 Elul 12643
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8884 1 Elul 12644
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8885 1 Elul 12645
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8886 1 Elul 12646
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8887 1 Elul 12647
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8888 1 Elul 12648
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8889 1 Elul 12649

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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