Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2646 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6406

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6406 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 2643 1 Elul 6403
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2644 1 Elul 6404
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2645 1 Elul 6405
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2646 1 Elul 6406
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2647 1 Elul 6407
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2648 1 Elul 6408
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2649 1 Elul 6409
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2650 1 Elul 6410

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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