Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2146 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5906

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5906 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 2143 1 Elul 5903
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2144 1 Elul 5904
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2145 1 Elul 5905
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2146 1 Elul 5906
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2147 1 Elul 5907
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2148 1 Elul 5908
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2149 1 Elul 5909
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2150 1 Elul 5910

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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