Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9986 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 13746

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 13746 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 9983 1 Elul 13743
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9984 1 Elul 13744
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9985 1 Elul 13745
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9986 1 Elul 13746
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9987 1 Elul 13747
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9988 1 Elul 13748
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9989 1 Elul 13749
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9990 1 Elul 13750

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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