Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3056 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6816
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6816 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 3053 | 1 Elul 6813 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3054 | 1 Elul 6814 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3055 | 1 Elul 6815 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3056 | 1 Elul 6816 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3057 | 1 Elul 6817 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3058 | 1 Elul 6818 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3059 | 1 Elul 6819 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3060 | 1 Elul 6820 |
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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