Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8091 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11851

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11851 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 8088 1 Elul 11848
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8089 1 Elul 11849
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8090 1 Elul 11850
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8091 1 Elul 11851
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8092 1 Elul 11852
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8093 1 Elul 11853
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8094 1 Elul 11854
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8095 1 Elul 11855

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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