Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2331 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6091

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6091 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 2328 1 Elul 6088
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2329 1 Elul 6089
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2330 1 Elul 6090
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2331 1 Elul 6091
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2332 1 Elul 6092
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2333 1 Elul 6093
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2334 1 Elul 6094
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2335 1 Elul 6095

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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