Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2406 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6166

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6166 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 2403 1 Elul 6163
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2404 1 Elul 6164
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2405 1 Elul 6165
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2406 1 Elul 6166
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2407 1 Elul 6167
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2408 1 Elul 6168
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2409 1 Elul 6169
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2410 1 Elul 6170

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: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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