Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2480 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6240

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6240 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 2477 1 Elul 6237
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2478 1 Elul 6238
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2479 1 Elul 6239
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2480 1 Elul 6240
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2481 1 Elul 6241
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2482 1 Elul 6242
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2483 1 Elul 6243
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2484 1 Elul 6244

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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