Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2801 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6561

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6561 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 2798 1 Elul 6558
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2799 1 Elul 6559
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2800 1 Elul 6560
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2801 1 Elul 6561
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2802 1 Elul 6562
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2803 1 Elul 6563
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2804 1 Elul 6564
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2805 1 Elul 6565

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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