Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9936 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 13696

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 13696 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 9933 1 Elul 13693
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9934 1 Elul 13694
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9935 1 Elul 13695
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9936 1 Elul 13696
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9937 1 Elul 13697
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9938 1 Elul 13698
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9939 1 Elul 13699
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9940 1 Elul 13700

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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