Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5186 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8946

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8946 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 5183 1 Elul 8943
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5184 1 Elul 8944
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5185 1 Elul 8945
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5186 1 Elul 8946
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5187 1 Elul 8947
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5188 1 Elul 8948
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5189 1 Elul 8949
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5190 1 Elul 8950

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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