Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3224 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6984

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6984 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 3221 1 Elul 6981
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3222 1 Elul 6982
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3223 1 Elul 6983
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3224 1 Elul 6984
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3225 1 Elul 6985
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3226 1 Elul 6986
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3227 1 Elul 6987
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3228 1 Elul 6988

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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