Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2112 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5872

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5872 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 2109 1 Elul 5869
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2110 1 Elul 5870
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2111 1 Elul 5871
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2112 1 Elul 5872
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2113 1 Elul 5873
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2114 1 Elul 5874
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2115 1 Elul 5875
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2116 1 Elul 5876

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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