Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3016 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6776

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6776 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 3013 1 Elul 6773
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3014 1 Elul 6774
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3015 1 Elul 6775
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3016 1 Elul 6776
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3017 1 Elul 6777
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3018 1 Elul 6778
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3019 1 Elul 6779
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3020 1 Elul 6780

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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