Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7580 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11340

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11340 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 7577 1 Elul 11337
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7578 1 Elul 11338
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7579 1 Elul 11339
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7580 1 Elul 11340
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7581 1 Elul 11341
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7582 1 Elul 11342
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7583 1 Elul 11343
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7584 1 Elul 11344

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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The Jewish Holidays
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