Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9874 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 13634

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 13634 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 9871 1 Elul 13631
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9872 1 Elul 13632
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9873 1 Elul 13633
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9874 1 Elul 13634
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9875 1 Elul 13635
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9876 1 Elul 13636
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9877 1 Elul 13637
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9878 1 Elul 13638

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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