Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9715 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 13475

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 13475 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 9712 1 Elul 13472
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9713 1 Elul 13473
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9714 1 Elul 13474
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9715 1 Elul 13475
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9716 1 Elul 13476
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9717 1 Elul 13477
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9718 1 Elul 13478
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9719 1 Elul 13479

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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