Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7694 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11454

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11454 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 7691 1 Elul 11451
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7692 1 Elul 11452
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7693 1 Elul 11453
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7694 1 Elul 11454
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7695 1 Elul 11455
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7696 1 Elul 11456
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7697 1 Elul 11457
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7698 1 Elul 11458

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: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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