Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5904 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9664

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9664 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 5901 1 Elul 9661
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5902 1 Elul 9662
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5903 1 Elul 9663
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5904 1 Elul 9664
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5905 1 Elul 9665
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5906 1 Elul 9666
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5907 1 Elul 9667
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5908 1 Elul 9668

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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