Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2581 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6341

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6341 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 2578 1 Elul 6338
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2579 1 Elul 6339
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2580 1 Elul 6340
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2581 1 Elul 6341
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2582 1 Elul 6342
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2583 1 Elul 6343
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2584 1 Elul 6344
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2585 1 Elul 6345

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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