Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9946 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 13706

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 13706 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 9943 1 Elul 13703
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9944 1 Elul 13704
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9945 1 Elul 13705
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9946 1 Elul 13706
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9947 1 Elul 13707
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9948 1 Elul 13708
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9949 1 Elul 13709
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9950 1 Elul 13710

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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