Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8831 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12591

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12591 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 8828 1 Elul 12588
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8829 1 Elul 12589
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8830 1 Elul 12590
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8831 1 Elul 12591
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8832 1 Elul 12592
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8833 1 Elul 12593
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8834 1 Elul 12594
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8835 1 Elul 12595

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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