Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2516 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6276

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6276 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 2513 1 Elul 6273
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2514 1 Elul 6274
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2515 1 Elul 6275
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2516 1 Elul 6276
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2517 1 Elul 6277
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2518 1 Elul 6278
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2519 1 Elul 6279
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2520 1 Elul 6280

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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