Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9228 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12988

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12988 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 9225 1 Elul 12985
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9226 1 Elul 12986
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9227 1 Elul 12987
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9228 1 Elul 12988
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9229 1 Elul 12989
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9230 1 Elul 12990
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9231 1 Elul 12991
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9232 1 Elul 12992

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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