Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2416 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6176

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6176 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 2413 1 Elul 6173
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2414 1 Elul 6174
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2415 1 Elul 6175
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2416 1 Elul 6176
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2417 1 Elul 6177
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2418 1 Elul 6178
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2419 1 Elul 6179
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2420 1 Elul 6180

References

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

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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