Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2461 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6221

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6221 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 2458 1 Elul 6218
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2459 1 Elul 6219
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2460 1 Elul 6220
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2461 1 Elul 6221
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2462 1 Elul 6222
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2463 1 Elul 6223
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2464 1 Elul 6224
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2465 1 Elul 6225

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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