Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5761 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9521

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9521 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 5758 1 Elul 9518
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5759 1 Elul 9519
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5760 1 Elul 9520
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5761 1 Elul 9521
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5762 1 Elul 9522
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5763 1 Elul 9523
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5764 1 Elul 9524
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5765 1 Elul 9525

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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