Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2055 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5815

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5815 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 2052 1 Elul 5812
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2053 1 Elul 5813
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2054 1 Elul 5814
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2055 1 Elul 5815
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2056 1 Elul 5816
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2057 1 Elul 5817
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2058 1 Elul 5818
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2059 1 Elul 5819

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
by Michael Strassfeld

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