Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3871 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 7631

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 7631 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 3868 1 Elul 7628
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3869 1 Elul 7629
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3870 1 Elul 7630
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3871 1 Elul 7631
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3872 1 Elul 7632
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3873 1 Elul 7633
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3874 1 Elul 7634
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3875 1 Elul 7635

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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