Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2160 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5920

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5920 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 2157 1 Elul 5917
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2158 1 Elul 5918
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2159 1 Elul 5919
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2160 1 Elul 5920
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2161 1 Elul 5921
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2162 1 Elul 5922
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2163 1 Elul 5923
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2164 1 Elul 5924

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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