Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2657 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6417

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6417 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 2654 1 Elul 6414
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2655 1 Elul 6415
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2656 1 Elul 6416
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2657 1 Elul 6417
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2658 1 Elul 6418
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2659 1 Elul 6419
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2660 1 Elul 6420
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2661 1 Elul 6421

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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