Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9104 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12864

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12864 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 9101 1 Elul 12861
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9102 1 Elul 12862
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9103 1 Elul 12863
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9104 1 Elul 12864
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9105 1 Elul 12865
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9106 1 Elul 12866
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9107 1 Elul 12867
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9108 1 Elul 12868

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
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