Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4194 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 7954

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 7954 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 4191 1 Elul 7951
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4192 1 Elul 7952
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4193 1 Elul 7953
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4194 1 Elul 7954
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4195 1 Elul 7955
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4196 1 Elul 7956
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4197 1 Elul 7957
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4198 1 Elul 7958

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)
The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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