Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9778 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 13538

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 13538 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 9775 1 Elul 13535
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9776 1 Elul 13536
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9777 1 Elul 13537
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9778 1 Elul 13538
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9779 1 Elul 13539
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9780 1 Elul 13540
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9781 1 Elul 13541
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9782 1 Elul 13542

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
by Michael Strassfeld

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