Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6254 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 10014

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 10014 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 6251 1 Elul 10011
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6252 1 Elul 10012
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6253 1 Elul 10013
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6254 1 Elul 10014
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6255 1 Elul 10015
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6256 1 Elul 10016
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6257 1 Elul 10017
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6258 1 Elul 10018

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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