Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2680 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6440

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6440 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 2677 1 Elul 6437
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2678 1 Elul 6438
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2679 1 Elul 6439
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2680 1 Elul 6440
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2681 1 Elul 6441
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2682 1 Elul 6442
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2683 1 Elul 6443
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2684 1 Elul 6444

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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