Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2026 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5786

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5786 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall 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 2023 1 Elul 5783
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2024 1 Elul 5784
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2025 1 Elul 5785
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2026 1 Elul 5786
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2027 1 Elul 5787
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2028 1 Elul 5788
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2029 1 Elul 5789
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2030 1 Elul 5790

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)
The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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