Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8995 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12755

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12755 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 8992 1 Elul 12752
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8993 1 Elul 12753
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8994 1 Elul 12754
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8995 1 Elul 12755
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8996 1 Elul 12756
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8997 1 Elul 12757
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8998 1 Elul 12758
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8999 1 Elul 12759

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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