Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2118 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5878

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5878 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 2115 1 Elul 5875
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2116 1 Elul 5876
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2117 1 Elul 5877
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2118 1 Elul 5878
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2119 1 Elul 5879
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2120 1 Elul 5880
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2121 1 Elul 5881
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2122 1 Elul 5882

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

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