Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2871 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6631

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6631 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 2868 1 Elul 6628
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2869 1 Elul 6629
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2870 1 Elul 6630
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2871 1 Elul 6631
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2872 1 Elul 6632
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2873 1 Elul 6633
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2874 1 Elul 6634
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2875 1 Elul 6635

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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