Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3204 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6964

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6964 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 3201 1 Elul 6961
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3202 1 Elul 6962
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3203 1 Elul 6963
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3204 1 Elul 6964
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3205 1 Elul 6965
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3206 1 Elul 6966
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3207 1 Elul 6967
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3208 1 Elul 6968

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)
The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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