Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8851 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12611

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12611 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.

Read more from hazon.org or Wikipedia

Advertisement

Dates for Rosh Hashana LaBehemot

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8848 1 Elul 12608
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8849 1 Elul 12609
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8850 1 Elul 12610
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8851 1 Elul 12611
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8852 1 Elul 12612
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8853 1 Elul 12613
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8854 1 Elul 12614
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8855 1 Elul 12615

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

When you buy a book using a link on this page, we receive a commission. Thank you for supporting Hebcal.