Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3098 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6858

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6858 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 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
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3100 1 Elul 6860
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3101 1 Elul 6861
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3102 1 Elul 6862

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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