Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8927 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12687

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12687 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 8924 1 Elul 12684
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8925 1 Elul 12685
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8926 1 Elul 12686
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8927 1 Elul 12687
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8928 1 Elul 12688
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8929 1 Elul 12689
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8930 1 Elul 12690
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8931 1 Elul 12691

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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