Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8451 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12211

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12211 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 8448 1 Elul 12208
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8449 1 Elul 12209
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8450 1 Elul 12210
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8451 1 Elul 12211
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8452 1 Elul 12212
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8453 1 Elul 12213
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8454 1 Elul 12214
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8455 1 Elul 12215

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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