Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9737 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 13497

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 13497 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 9734 1 Elul 13494
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9735 1 Elul 13495
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9736 1 Elul 13496
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9737 1 Elul 13497
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9738 1 Elul 13498
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9739 1 Elul 13499
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9740 1 Elul 13500
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9741 1 Elul 13501

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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