Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8901 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12661

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12661 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 8898 1 Elul 12658
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8899 1 Elul 12659
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8900 1 Elul 12660
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8901 1 Elul 12661
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8902 1 Elul 12662
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8903 1 Elul 12663
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8904 1 Elul 12664
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8905 1 Elul 12665

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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