Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5861 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9621

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9621 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 5858 1 Elul 9618
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5859 1 Elul 9619
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5860 1 Elul 9620
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5861 1 Elul 9621
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5862 1 Elul 9622
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5863 1 Elul 9623
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5864 1 Elul 9624
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5865 1 Elul 9625

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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