Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2900 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6660

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6660 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 2897 1 Elul 6657
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2898 1 Elul 6658
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2899 1 Elul 6659
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2900 1 Elul 6660
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2901 1 Elul 6661
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2902 1 Elul 6662
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2903 1 Elul 6663
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2904 1 Elul 6664

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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