Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3217 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6977

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6977 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 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
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3219 1 Elul 6979
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3220 1 Elul 6980
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3221 1 Elul 6981

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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