Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2504 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6264

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6264 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 2501 1 Elul 6261
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2502 1 Elul 6262
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2503 1 Elul 6263
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2504 1 Elul 6264
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2505 1 Elul 6265
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2506 1 Elul 6266
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2507 1 Elul 6267
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2508 1 Elul 6268

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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