Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9608 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 13368
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 13368 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
| Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9605 | 1 Elul 13365 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9606 | 1 Elul 13366 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9607 | 1 Elul 13367 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9608 | 1 Elul 13368 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9609 | 1 Elul 13369 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9610 | 1 Elul 13370 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9611 | 1 Elul 13371 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9612 | 1 Elul 13372 |
References
- The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
- Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
- “Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
- Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)
The Jewish Holidays
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