Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2211 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5971

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5971 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 2208 1 Elul 5968
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2209 1 Elul 5969
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2210 1 Elul 5970
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2211 1 Elul 5971
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2212 1 Elul 5972
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2213 1 Elul 5973
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2214 1 Elul 5974
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2215 1 Elul 5975

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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