Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3044 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6804

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6804 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 3041 1 Elul 6801
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3042 1 Elul 6802
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3043 1 Elul 6803
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3044 1 Elul 6804
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3045 1 Elul 6805
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3046 1 Elul 6806
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3047 1 Elul 6807
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3048 1 Elul 6808

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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