Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9644 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 13404

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 13404 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 9641 1 Elul 13401
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9642 1 Elul 13402
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9643 1 Elul 13403
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9644 1 Elul 13404
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9645 1 Elul 13405
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9646 1 Elul 13406
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9647 1 Elul 13407
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9648 1 Elul 13408

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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