Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9357 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 13117

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 13117 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 9354 1 Elul 13114
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9355 1 Elul 13115
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9356 1 Elul 13116
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9357 1 Elul 13117
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9358 1 Elul 13118
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9359 1 Elul 13119
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9360 1 Elul 13120
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9361 1 Elul 13121

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: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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