Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9400 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 13160

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 13160 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 9397 1 Elul 13157
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9398 1 Elul 13158
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9399 1 Elul 13159
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9400 1 Elul 13160
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9401 1 Elul 13161
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9402 1 Elul 13162
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9403 1 Elul 13163
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9404 1 Elul 13164

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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