Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2474 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6234

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6234 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 2471 1 Elul 6231
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2472 1 Elul 6232
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2473 1 Elul 6233
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2474 1 Elul 6234
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2475 1 Elul 6235
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2476 1 Elul 6236
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2477 1 Elul 6237
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2478 1 Elul 6238

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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