Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3170 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6930

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6930 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 3167 1 Elul 6927
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3168 1 Elul 6928
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3169 1 Elul 6929
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3170 1 Elul 6930
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3171 1 Elul 6931
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3172 1 Elul 6932
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3173 1 Elul 6933
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3174 1 Elul 6934

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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