Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3230 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6990

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6990 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 3227 1 Elul 6987
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3228 1 Elul 6988
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3229 1 Elul 6989
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3230 1 Elul 6990
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3231 1 Elul 6991
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3232 1 Elul 6992
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3233 1 Elul 6993
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3234 1 Elul 6994

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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