Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9908 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 13668
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 13668 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
| Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9909 | 1 Elul 13669 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9910 | 1 Elul 13670 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9911 | 1 Elul 13671 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9912 | 1 Elul 13672 |
References
- The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
- Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
- “Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
- Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)
The Jewish Holidays
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