Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9156 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12916

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12916 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 9153 1 Elul 12913
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9154 1 Elul 12914
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9155 1 Elul 12915
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9156 1 Elul 12916
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9157 1 Elul 12917
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9158 1 Elul 12918
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9159 1 Elul 12919
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9160 1 Elul 12920

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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