Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4991 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8751

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8751 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 4988 1 Elul 8748
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4989 1 Elul 8749
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4990 1 Elul 8750
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4991 1 Elul 8751
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4992 1 Elul 8752
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4993 1 Elul 8753
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4994 1 Elul 8754
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4995 1 Elul 8755

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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