Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9697 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 13457

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 13457 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 9694 1 Elul 13454
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9695 1 Elul 13455
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9696 1 Elul 13456
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9697 1 Elul 13457
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9698 1 Elul 13458
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9699 1 Elul 13459
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9700 1 Elul 13460
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9701 1 Elul 13461

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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