Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8970 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12730

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12730 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 8967 1 Elul 12727
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8968 1 Elul 12728
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8969 1 Elul 12729
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8970 1 Elul 12730
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8971 1 Elul 12731
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8972 1 Elul 12732
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8973 1 Elul 12733
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8974 1 Elul 12734

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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