Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9556 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 13316

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 13316 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 9553 1 Elul 13313
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9554 1 Elul 13314
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9555 1 Elul 13315
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9556 1 Elul 13316
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9557 1 Elul 13317
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9558 1 Elul 13318
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9559 1 Elul 13319
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9560 1 Elul 13320

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: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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