Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2128 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5888

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5888 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 2125 1 Elul 5885
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2126 1 Elul 5886
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2127 1 Elul 5887
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2128 1 Elul 5888
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2129 1 Elul 5889
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2130 1 Elul 5890
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2131 1 Elul 5891
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2132 1 Elul 5892

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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