Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6970 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 10730

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 10730 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 6967 1 Elul 10727
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6968 1 Elul 10728
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6969 1 Elul 10729
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6970 1 Elul 10730
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6971 1 Elul 10731
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6972 1 Elul 10732
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6973 1 Elul 10733
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6974 1 Elul 10734

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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