Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6701 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 10461

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 10461 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 6698 1 Elul 10458
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6699 1 Elul 10459
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6700 1 Elul 10460
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6701 1 Elul 10461
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6702 1 Elul 10462
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6703 1 Elul 10463
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6704 1 Elul 10464
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6705 1 Elul 10465

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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