Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9671 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 13431

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 13431 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 9668 1 Elul 13428
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9669 1 Elul 13429
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9670 1 Elul 13430
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9671 1 Elul 13431
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9672 1 Elul 13432
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9673 1 Elul 13433
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9674 1 Elul 13434
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9675 1 Elul 13435

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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