Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6816 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 10576

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 10576 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 6813 1 Elul 10573
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6814 1 Elul 10574
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6815 1 Elul 10575
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6816 1 Elul 10576
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6817 1 Elul 10577
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6818 1 Elul 10578
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6819 1 Elul 10579
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6820 1 Elul 10580

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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