Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7534 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11294

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11294 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 7531 1 Elul 11291
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7532 1 Elul 11292
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7533 1 Elul 11293
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7534 1 Elul 11294
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7535 1 Elul 11295
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7536 1 Elul 11296
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7537 1 Elul 11297
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7538 1 Elul 11298

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
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