Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8982 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12742

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12742 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 8979 1 Elul 12739
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8980 1 Elul 12740
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8981 1 Elul 12741
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8982 1 Elul 12742
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8983 1 Elul 12743
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8984 1 Elul 12744
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8985 1 Elul 12745
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8986 1 Elul 12746

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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