Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2601 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6361

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6361 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 2598 1 Elul 6358
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2599 1 Elul 6359
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2600 1 Elul 6360
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2601 1 Elul 6361
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2602 1 Elul 6362
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2603 1 Elul 6363
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2604 1 Elul 6364
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2605 1 Elul 6365

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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