Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3177 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6937

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6937 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 3174 1 Elul 6934
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3175 1 Elul 6935
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3176 1 Elul 6936
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3177 1 Elul 6937
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3178 1 Elul 6938
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3179 1 Elul 6939
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3180 1 Elul 6940
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3181 1 Elul 6941

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: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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