Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2782 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6542

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6542 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 2779 1 Elul 6539
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2780 1 Elul 6540
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2781 1 Elul 6541
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2782 1 Elul 6542
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2783 1 Elul 6543
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2784 1 Elul 6544
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2785 1 Elul 6545
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2786 1 Elul 6546

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
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