Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2256 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6016

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6016 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 2253 1 Elul 6013
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2254 1 Elul 6014
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2255 1 Elul 6015
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2256 1 Elul 6016
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2257 1 Elul 6017
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2258 1 Elul 6018
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2259 1 Elul 6019
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2260 1 Elul 6020

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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