Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7214 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 10974

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 10974 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 7211 1 Elul 10971
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7212 1 Elul 10972
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7213 1 Elul 10973
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7214 1 Elul 10974
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7215 1 Elul 10975
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7216 1 Elul 10976
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7217 1 Elul 10977
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7218 1 Elul 10978

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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