Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1921 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5681

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5681 began on and ended 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 1918 1 Elul 5678
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1919 1 Elul 5679
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1920 1 Elul 5680
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1921 1 Elul 5681
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1922 1 Elul 5682
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1923 1 Elul 5683
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1924 1 Elul 5684
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1925 1 Elul 5685

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: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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