Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1971 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5731

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5731 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 1968 1 Elul 5728
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1969 1 Elul 5729
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1970 1 Elul 5730
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1971 1 Elul 5731
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1972 1 Elul 5732
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1973 1 Elul 5733
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1974 1 Elul 5734
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1975 1 Elul 5735

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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