Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2164 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5924

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5924 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 2161 1 Elul 5921
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2162 1 Elul 5922
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2163 1 Elul 5923
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2164 1 Elul 5924
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2165 1 Elul 5925
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2166 1 Elul 5926
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2167 1 Elul 5927
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2168 1 Elul 5928

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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