Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3181 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6941

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6941 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 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
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3182 1 Elul 6942
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3183 1 Elul 6943
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3184 1 Elul 6944
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3185 1 Elul 6945

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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