Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9731 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 13491

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 13491 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 9728 1 Elul 13488
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9729 1 Elul 13489
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9730 1 Elul 13490
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9731 1 Elul 13491
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9732 1 Elul 13492
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9733 1 Elul 13493
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9734 1 Elul 13494
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9735 1 Elul 13495

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
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