Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8914 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12674

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12674 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 8911 1 Elul 12671
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8912 1 Elul 12672
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8913 1 Elul 12673
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8914 1 Elul 12674
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8915 1 Elul 12675
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8916 1 Elul 12676
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8917 1 Elul 12677
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8918 1 Elul 12678

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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