Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8962 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12722

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12722 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 8959 1 Elul 12719
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8960 1 Elul 12720
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8961 1 Elul 12721
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8962 1 Elul 12722
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8963 1 Elul 12723
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8964 1 Elul 12724
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8965 1 Elul 12725
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8966 1 Elul 12726

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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