Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2941 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6701

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6701 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 2938 1 Elul 6698
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2939 1 Elul 6699
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2940 1 Elul 6700
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2941 1 Elul 6701
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2942 1 Elul 6702
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2943 1 Elul 6703
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2944 1 Elul 6704
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2945 1 Elul 6705

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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