Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2136 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5896

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5896 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 2133 1 Elul 5893
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2134 1 Elul 5894
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2135 1 Elul 5895
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2136 1 Elul 5896
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2137 1 Elul 5897
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2138 1 Elul 5898
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2139 1 Elul 5899
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2140 1 Elul 5900

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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