Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3237 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6997

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6997 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 3234 1 Elul 6994
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3235 1 Elul 6995
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3236 1 Elul 6996
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3237 1 Elul 6997
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3238 1 Elul 6998
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3239 1 Elul 6999
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3240 1 Elul 7000
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3241 1 Elul 7001

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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