Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7791 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11551

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11551 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 7788 1 Elul 11548
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7789 1 Elul 11549
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7790 1 Elul 11550
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7791 1 Elul 11551
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7792 1 Elul 11552
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7793 1 Elul 11553
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7794 1 Elul 11554
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7795 1 Elul 11555

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
by Michael Strassfeld

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