Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6956 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 10716

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 10716 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 6953 1 Elul 10713
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6954 1 Elul 10714
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6955 1 Elul 10715
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6956 1 Elul 10716
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6957 1 Elul 10717
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6958 1 Elul 10718
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6959 1 Elul 10719
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6960 1 Elul 10720

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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