Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9904 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 13664

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 13664 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 9901 1 Elul 13661
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9902 1 Elul 13662
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9903 1 Elul 13663
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9904 1 Elul 13664
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9905 1 Elul 13665
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9906 1 Elul 13666
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9907 1 Elul 13667
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9908 1 Elul 13668

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: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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