Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2176 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5936

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5936 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 2173 1 Elul 5933
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2174 1 Elul 5934
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2175 1 Elul 5935
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2176 1 Elul 5936
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2177 1 Elul 5937
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2178 1 Elul 5938
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2179 1 Elul 5939
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2180 1 Elul 5940

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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