Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2700 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6460

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6460 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 2697 1 Elul 6457
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2698 1 Elul 6458
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2699 1 Elul 6459
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2700 1 Elul 6460
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2701 1 Elul 6461
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2702 1 Elul 6462
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2703 1 Elul 6463
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2704 1 Elul 6464

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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