Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8056 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11816

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11816 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 8053 1 Elul 11813
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8054 1 Elul 11814
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8055 1 Elul 11815
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8056 1 Elul 11816
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8057 1 Elul 11817
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8058 1 Elul 11818
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8059 1 Elul 11819
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8060 1 Elul 11820

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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