Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2061 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5821

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5821 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 2058 1 Elul 5818
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2059 1 Elul 5819
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2060 1 Elul 5820
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2061 1 Elul 5821
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2062 1 Elul 5822
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2063 1 Elul 5823
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2064 1 Elul 5824
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2065 1 Elul 5825

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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