Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2566 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6326

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6326 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 2563 1 Elul 6323
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2564 1 Elul 6324
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2565 1 Elul 6325
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2566 1 Elul 6326
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2567 1 Elul 6327
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2568 1 Elul 6328
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2569 1 Elul 6329
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2570 1 Elul 6330

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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