Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1994 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5754

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5754 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 1991 1 Elul 5751
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1992 1 Elul 5752
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1993 1 Elul 5753
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1994 1 Elul 5754
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1995 1 Elul 5755
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1996 1 Elul 5756
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1997 1 Elul 5757
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1998 1 Elul 5758

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
by Michael Strassfeld

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