Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3021 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6781
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6781 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
| Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3018 | 1 Elul 6778 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3019 | 1 Elul 6779 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3020 | 1 Elul 6780 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3021 | 1 Elul 6781 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3022 | 1 Elul 6782 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3023 | 1 Elul 6783 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3024 | 1 Elul 6784 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3025 | 1 Elul 6785 |
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
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