Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9071 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12831

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12831 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 9068 1 Elul 12828
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9069 1 Elul 12829
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9070 1 Elul 12830
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9071 1 Elul 12831
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9072 1 Elul 12832
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9073 1 Elul 12833
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9074 1 Elul 12834
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9075 1 Elul 12835

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
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