Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9886 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 13646

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 13646 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 9883 1 Elul 13643
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9884 1 Elul 13644
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9885 1 Elul 13645
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9886 1 Elul 13646
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9887 1 Elul 13647
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9888 1 Elul 13648
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9889 1 Elul 13649
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9890 1 Elul 13650

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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