Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8101 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11861

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11861 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 8098 1 Elul 11858
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8099 1 Elul 11859
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8100 1 Elul 11860
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8101 1 Elul 11861
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8102 1 Elul 11862
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8103 1 Elul 11863
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8104 1 Elul 11864
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8105 1 Elul 11865

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
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