Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2792 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6552

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6552 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 2789 1 Elul 6549
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2790 1 Elul 6550
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2791 1 Elul 6551
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2792 1 Elul 6552
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2793 1 Elul 6553
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2794 1 Elul 6554
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2795 1 Elul 6555
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2796 1 Elul 6556

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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