Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9878 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 13638

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 13638 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 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
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9879 1 Elul 13639
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9880 1 Elul 13640
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9881 1 Elul 13641
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9882 1 Elul 13642

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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