Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9006 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12766

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12766 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 9003 1 Elul 12763
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9004 1 Elul 12764
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9005 1 Elul 12765
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9006 1 Elul 12766
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9007 1 Elul 12767
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9008 1 Elul 12768
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9009 1 Elul 12769
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9010 1 Elul 12770

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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