Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8151 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11911

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11911 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 8148 1 Elul 11908
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8149 1 Elul 11909
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8150 1 Elul 11910
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8151 1 Elul 11911
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8152 1 Elul 11912
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8153 1 Elul 11913
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8154 1 Elul 11914
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8155 1 Elul 11915

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: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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