Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9584 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 13344

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 13344 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 9581 1 Elul 13341
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9582 1 Elul 13342
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9583 1 Elul 13343
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9584 1 Elul 13344
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9585 1 Elul 13345
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9586 1 Elul 13346
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9587 1 Elul 13347
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9588 1 Elul 13348

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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