Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2016 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5776

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5776 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 2013 1 Elul 5773
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2014 1 Elul 5774
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2015 1 Elul 5775
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2016 1 Elul 5776
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2017 1 Elul 5777
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2018 1 Elul 5778
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2019 1 Elul 5779
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2020 1 Elul 5780

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
by Michael Strassfeld

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