Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9858 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 13618

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 13618 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 9855 1 Elul 13615
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9856 1 Elul 13616
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9857 1 Elul 13617
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9858 1 Elul 13618
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9859 1 Elul 13619
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9860 1 Elul 13620
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9861 1 Elul 13621
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9862 1 Elul 13622

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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