Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2715 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6475

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6475 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 2712 1 Elul 6472
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2713 1 Elul 6473
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2714 1 Elul 6474
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2715 1 Elul 6475
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2716 1 Elul 6476
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2717 1 Elul 6477
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2718 1 Elul 6478
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2719 1 Elul 6479

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: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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