Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3120 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6880

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6880 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 3117 1 Elul 6877
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3118 1 Elul 6878
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3119 1 Elul 6879
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3120 1 Elul 6880
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3121 1 Elul 6881
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3122 1 Elul 6882
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3123 1 Elul 6883
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3124 1 Elul 6884

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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