Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2591 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6351

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6351 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 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
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2592 1 Elul 6352
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2593 1 Elul 6353
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2594 1 Elul 6354
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2595 1 Elul 6355

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)
The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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