Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8571 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12331

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12331 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 8568 1 Elul 12328
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8569 1 Elul 12329
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8570 1 Elul 12330
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8571 1 Elul 12331
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8572 1 Elul 12332
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8573 1 Elul 12333
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8574 1 Elul 12334
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8575 1 Elul 12335

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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