Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9038 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12798

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12798 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 9035 1 Elul 12795
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9036 1 Elul 12796
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9037 1 Elul 12797
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9038 1 Elul 12798
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9039 1 Elul 12799
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9040 1 Elul 12800
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9041 1 Elul 12801
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9042 1 Elul 12802

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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