Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2244 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6004

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6004 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 2241 1 Elul 6001
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2242 1 Elul 6002
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2243 1 Elul 6003
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2244 1 Elul 6004
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2245 1 Elul 6005
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2246 1 Elul 6006
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2247 1 Elul 6007
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2248 1 Elul 6008

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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Books (paid links)

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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