Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7160 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 10920

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 10920 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 7157 1 Elul 10917
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7158 1 Elul 10918
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7159 1 Elul 10919
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7160 1 Elul 10920
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7161 1 Elul 10921
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7162 1 Elul 10922
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7163 1 Elul 10923
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7164 1 Elul 10924

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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