Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2884 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6644

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6644 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 2881 1 Elul 6641
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2882 1 Elul 6642
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2883 1 Elul 6643
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2884 1 Elul 6644
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2885 1 Elul 6645
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2886 1 Elul 6646
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2887 1 Elul 6647
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2888 1 Elul 6648

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)
The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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