Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3031 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6791

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6791 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 3028 1 Elul 6788
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3029 1 Elul 6789
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3030 1 Elul 6790
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3031 1 Elul 6791
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3032 1 Elul 6792
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3033 1 Elul 6793
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3034 1 Elul 6794
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3035 1 Elul 6795

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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