Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6126 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9886

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9886 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 6123 1 Elul 9883
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6124 1 Elul 9884
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6125 1 Elul 9885
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6126 1 Elul 9886
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6127 1 Elul 9887
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6128 1 Elul 9888
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6129 1 Elul 9889
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6130 1 Elul 9890

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)
The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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