Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7821 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11581

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11581 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 7818 1 Elul 11578
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7819 1 Elul 11579
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7820 1 Elul 11580
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7821 1 Elul 11581
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7822 1 Elul 11582
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7823 1 Elul 11583
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7824 1 Elul 11584
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7825 1 Elul 11585

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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