Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3536 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 7296

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 7296 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 3533 1 Elul 7293
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3534 1 Elul 7294
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3535 1 Elul 7295
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3536 1 Elul 7296
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3537 1 Elul 7297
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3538 1 Elul 7298
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3539 1 Elul 7299
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3540 1 Elul 7300

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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