Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5366 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9126

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9126 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 5363 1 Elul 9123
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5364 1 Elul 9124
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5365 1 Elul 9125
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5366 1 Elul 9126
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5367 1 Elul 9127
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5368 1 Elul 9128
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5369 1 Elul 9129
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5370 1 Elul 9130

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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