Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2587 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6347

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6347 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 2584 1 Elul 6344
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2585 1 Elul 6345
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2586 1 Elul 6346
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2587 1 Elul 6347
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2588 1 Elul 6348
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2589 1 Elul 6349
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2590 1 Elul 6350
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2591 1 Elul 6351

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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