Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9760 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 13520

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 13520 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 9757 1 Elul 13517
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9758 1 Elul 13518
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9759 1 Elul 13519
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9760 1 Elul 13520
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9761 1 Elul 13521
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9762 1 Elul 13522
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9763 1 Elul 13523
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9764 1 Elul 13524

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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