Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6811 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 10571

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 10571 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 6808 1 Elul 10568
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6809 1 Elul 10569
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6810 1 Elul 10570
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6811 1 Elul 10571
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6812 1 Elul 10572
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6813 1 Elul 10573
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6814 1 Elul 10574
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6815 1 Elul 10575

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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