Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9931 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 13691

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 13691 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 9928 1 Elul 13688
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9929 1 Elul 13689
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9930 1 Elul 13690
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9931 1 Elul 13691
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9932 1 Elul 13692
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9933 1 Elul 13693
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9934 1 Elul 13694
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9935 1 Elul 13695

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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