Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2306 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6066

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6066 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 2303 1 Elul 6063
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2304 1 Elul 6064
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2305 1 Elul 6065
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2306 1 Elul 6066
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2307 1 Elul 6067
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2308 1 Elul 6068
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2309 1 Elul 6069
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2310 1 Elul 6070

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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