Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6716 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 10476
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 10476 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
| Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6713 | 1 Elul 10473 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6714 | 1 Elul 10474 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6715 | 1 Elul 10475 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6716 | 1 Elul 10476 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6717 | 1 Elul 10477 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6718 | 1 Elul 10478 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6719 | 1 Elul 10479 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6720 | 1 Elul 10480 |
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
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