Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2261 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6021

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6021 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 2258 1 Elul 6018
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2259 1 Elul 6019
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2260 1 Elul 6020
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2261 1 Elul 6021
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2262 1 Elul 6022
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2263 1 Elul 6023
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2264 1 Elul 6024
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2265 1 Elul 6025

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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