Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5394 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9154

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9154 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 5391 1 Elul 9151
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5392 1 Elul 9152
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5393 1 Elul 9153
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5394 1 Elul 9154
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5395 1 Elul 9155
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5396 1 Elul 9156
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5397 1 Elul 9157
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5398 1 Elul 9158

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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