Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2977 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6737

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6737 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 2974 1 Elul 6734
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2975 1 Elul 6735
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2976 1 Elul 6736
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2977 1 Elul 6737
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2978 1 Elul 6738
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2979 1 Elul 6739
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2980 1 Elul 6740
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2981 1 Elul 6741

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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