Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8001 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11761

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11761 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 7998 1 Elul 11758
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7999 1 Elul 11759
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8000 1 Elul 11760
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8001 1 Elul 11761
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8002 1 Elul 11762
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8003 1 Elul 11763
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8004 1 Elul 11764
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8005 1 Elul 11765

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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