Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2088 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5848

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5848 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.

Read more from hazon.org or Wikipedia

Advertisement

Dates for Rosh Hashana LaBehemot

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2085 1 Elul 5845
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2086 1 Elul 5846
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2087 1 Elul 5847
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2088 1 Elul 5848
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2089 1 Elul 5849
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2090 1 Elul 5850
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2091 1 Elul 5851
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2092 1 Elul 5852

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: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

When you buy a book using a link on this page, we receive a commission. Thank you for supporting Hebcal.