Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2266 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6026

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6026 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 2263 1 Elul 6023
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2264 1 Elul 6024
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2265 1 Elul 6025
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2266 1 Elul 6026
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2267 1 Elul 6027
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2268 1 Elul 6028
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2269 1 Elul 6029
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2270 1 Elul 6030

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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