Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7956 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11716

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11716 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 7953 1 Elul 11713
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7954 1 Elul 11714
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7955 1 Elul 11715
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7956 1 Elul 11716
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7957 1 Elul 11717
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7958 1 Elul 11718
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7959 1 Elul 11719
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7960 1 Elul 11720

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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