Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3095 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6855

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6855 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 3092 1 Elul 6852
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3093 1 Elul 6853
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3094 1 Elul 6854
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3095 1 Elul 6855
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3096 1 Elul 6856
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3097 1 Elul 6857
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3098 1 Elul 6858
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3099 1 Elul 6859

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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