Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3060 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6820

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6820 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 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
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3061 1 Elul 6821
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3062 1 Elul 6822
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3063 1 Elul 6823
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3064 1 Elul 6824

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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