Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6941 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 10701

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 10701 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 6938 1 Elul 10698
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6939 1 Elul 10699
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6940 1 Elul 10700
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6941 1 Elul 10701
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6942 1 Elul 10702
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6943 1 Elul 10703
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6944 1 Elul 10704
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6945 1 Elul 10705

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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