Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9208 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12968

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12968 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 9205 1 Elul 12965
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9206 1 Elul 12966
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9207 1 Elul 12967
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9208 1 Elul 12968
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9209 1 Elul 12969
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9210 1 Elul 12970
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9211 1 Elul 12971
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9212 1 Elul 12972

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
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