Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2982 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6742

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6742 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 2979 1 Elul 6739
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2980 1 Elul 6740
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2981 1 Elul 6741
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2982 1 Elul 6742
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2983 1 Elul 6743
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2984 1 Elul 6744
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2985 1 Elul 6745
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2986 1 Elul 6746

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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