Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2971 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6731

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6731 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 2968 1 Elul 6728
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2969 1 Elul 6729
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2970 1 Elul 6730
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2971 1 Elul 6731
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2972 1 Elul 6732
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2973 1 Elul 6733
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2974 1 Elul 6734
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2975 1 Elul 6735

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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