Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2861 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6621

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6621 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 2858 1 Elul 6618
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2859 1 Elul 6619
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2860 1 Elul 6620
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2861 1 Elul 6621
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2862 1 Elul 6622
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2863 1 Elul 6623
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2864 1 Elul 6624
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2865 1 Elul 6625

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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