Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9606 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 13366

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 13366 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 9603 1 Elul 13363
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9604 1 Elul 13364
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9605 1 Elul 13365
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9606 1 Elul 13366
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9607 1 Elul 13367
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9608 1 Elul 13368
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9609 1 Elul 13369
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9610 1 Elul 13370

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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