Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2257 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6017
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6017 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
| Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2254 | 1 Elul 6014 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2255 | 1 Elul 6015 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2256 | 1 Elul 6016 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2257 | 1 Elul 6017 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2258 | 1 Elul 6018 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2259 | 1 Elul 6019 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2260 | 1 Elul 6020 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2261 | 1 Elul 6021 |
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
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