Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9488 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 13248

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 13248 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 9485 1 Elul 13245
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9486 1 Elul 13246
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9487 1 Elul 13247
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9488 1 Elul 13248
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9489 1 Elul 13249
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9490 1 Elul 13250
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9491 1 Elul 13251
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9492 1 Elul 13252

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
by Michael Strassfeld

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