Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2691 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6451

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6451 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 2688 1 Elul 6448
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2689 1 Elul 6449
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2690 1 Elul 6450
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2691 1 Elul 6451
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2692 1 Elul 6452
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2693 1 Elul 6453
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2694 1 Elul 6454
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2695 1 Elul 6455

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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