Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2551 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6311

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6311 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 2548 1 Elul 6308
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2549 1 Elul 6309
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2550 1 Elul 6310
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2551 1 Elul 6311
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2552 1 Elul 6312
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2553 1 Elul 6313
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2554 1 Elul 6314
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2555 1 Elul 6315

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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