Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7554 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11314

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11314 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 7551 1 Elul 11311
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7552 1 Elul 11312
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7553 1 Elul 11313
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7554 1 Elul 11314
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7555 1 Elul 11315
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7556 1 Elul 11316
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7557 1 Elul 11317
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7558 1 Elul 11318

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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