Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3214 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6974

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6974 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 3211 1 Elul 6971
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3212 1 Elul 6972
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3213 1 Elul 6973
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3214 1 Elul 6974
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3215 1 Elul 6975
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3216 1 Elul 6976
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3217 1 Elul 6977
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3218 1 Elul 6978

References

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