Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6996 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 10756

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 10756 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 6993 1 Elul 10753
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6994 1 Elul 10754
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6995 1 Elul 10755
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6996 1 Elul 10756
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6997 1 Elul 10757
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6998 1 Elul 10758
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6999 1 Elul 10759
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7000 1 Elul 10760

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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