Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2426 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6186

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6186 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 2423 1 Elul 6183
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2424 1 Elul 6184
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2425 1 Elul 6185
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2426 1 Elul 6186
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2427 1 Elul 6187
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2428 1 Elul 6188
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2429 1 Elul 6189
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2430 1 Elul 6190

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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