Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8501 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12261

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12261 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 8498 1 Elul 12258
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8499 1 Elul 12259
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8500 1 Elul 12260
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8501 1 Elul 12261
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8502 1 Elul 12262
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8503 1 Elul 12263
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8504 1 Elul 12264
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8505 1 Elul 12265

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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