Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1976 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5736

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5736 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 1973 1 Elul 5733
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1974 1 Elul 5734
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1975 1 Elul 5735
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1976 1 Elul 5736
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1977 1 Elul 5737
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1978 1 Elul 5738
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1979 1 Elul 5739
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1980 1 Elul 5740

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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