Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6504 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 10264

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 10264 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 6501 1 Elul 10261
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6502 1 Elul 10262
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6503 1 Elul 10263
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6504 1 Elul 10264
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6505 1 Elul 10265
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6506 1 Elul 10266
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6507 1 Elul 10267
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6508 1 Elul 10268

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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