Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4301 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8061

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8061 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 4298 1 Elul 8058
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4299 1 Elul 8059
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4300 1 Elul 8060
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4301 1 Elul 8061
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4302 1 Elul 8062
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4303 1 Elul 8063
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4304 1 Elul 8064
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4305 1 Elul 8065

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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