Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2525 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6285

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6285 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 2522 1 Elul 6282
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2523 1 Elul 6283
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2524 1 Elul 6284
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2525 1 Elul 6285
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2526 1 Elul 6286
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2527 1 Elul 6287
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2528 1 Elul 6288
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2529 1 Elul 6289

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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