Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7401 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11161

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11161 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 7398 1 Elul 11158
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7399 1 Elul 11159
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7400 1 Elul 11160
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7401 1 Elul 11161
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7402 1 Elul 11162
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7403 1 Elul 11163
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7404 1 Elul 11164
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7405 1 Elul 11165

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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