Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9194 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12954

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12954 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 9191 1 Elul 12951
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9192 1 Elul 12952
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9193 1 Elul 12953
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9194 1 Elul 12954
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9195 1 Elul 12955
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9196 1 Elul 12956
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9197 1 Elul 12957
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9198 1 Elul 12958

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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