Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2201 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5961

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5961 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 2198 1 Elul 5958
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2199 1 Elul 5959
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2200 1 Elul 5960
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2201 1 Elul 5961
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2202 1 Elul 5962
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2203 1 Elul 5963
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2204 1 Elul 5964
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2205 1 Elul 5965

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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