Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7930 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11690

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11690 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 7927 1 Elul 11687
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7928 1 Elul 11688
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7929 1 Elul 11689
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7930 1 Elul 11690
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7931 1 Elul 11691
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7932 1 Elul 11692
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7933 1 Elul 11693
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7934 1 Elul 11694

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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