Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6494 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 10254

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 10254 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 6491 1 Elul 10251
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6492 1 Elul 10252
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6493 1 Elul 10253
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6494 1 Elul 10254
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6495 1 Elul 10255
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6496 1 Elul 10256
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6497 1 Elul 10257
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6498 1 Elul 10258

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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