Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9894 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 13654

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 13654 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 9891 1 Elul 13651
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9892 1 Elul 13652
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9893 1 Elul 13653
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9894 1 Elul 13654
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9895 1 Elul 13655
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9896 1 Elul 13656
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9897 1 Elul 13657
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9898 1 Elul 13658

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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The Jewish Holidays
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