Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2958 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6718

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6718 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 2955 1 Elul 6715
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2956 1 Elul 6716
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2957 1 Elul 6717
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2958 1 Elul 6718
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2959 1 Elul 6719
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2960 1 Elul 6720
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2961 1 Elul 6721
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2962 1 Elul 6722

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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