Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3981 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 7741

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 7741 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 3978 1 Elul 7738
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3979 1 Elul 7739
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3980 1 Elul 7740
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3981 1 Elul 7741
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3982 1 Elul 7742
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3983 1 Elul 7743
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3984 1 Elul 7744
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3985 1 Elul 7745

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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