Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 211 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 3971

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 3971 began on and ended 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 208 1 Elul 3968
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 209 1 Elul 3969
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 210 1 Elul 3970
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 211 1 Elul 3971
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 212 1 Elul 3972
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 213 1 Elul 3973
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 214 1 Elul 3974
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 215 1 Elul 3975

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: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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