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Torah and Haftarah Readings for Rosh haShanah la-Behemot on Rosh Ḥodesh Elul

Contributor(s):	Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and the Masoretic Text
Categories:	Rosh haShanah la-Behemot Readings
Tags:	animals, animal welfare, צער באלי חיים tsa'ar baalei ḥayyim, animal protection, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., domesticated animals, בלק Balaq, giving voice to the voiceless
	A reading for the New Year’s Day for Animals — Rosh haShanah laBehemot — on Rosh Ḥodesh Elul. . . .

The Council of All Beings, an activity for all ages on the Jewish New Year’s Day for Animals, Rosh haShanah la-Behemah, on Rosh Ḥodesh Elul

Contributor(s):	Aharon N. Varady
Categories:	Rosh haShanah la-Behemah, Roleplaying
Tags:	eco-conscious, animal protection, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., ecoḥasid
	Domesticated animals (behemot) are distinguished from ḥayot, wild animals in having been bred to rely upon human beings for their welfare. As the livelihood and continued existence of wild animals increasingly depends on the energy, food, and land use decisions of human beings, the responsibility for their care is coming into the purview of our religious responsibilities as Jews under the mitsvah of tsa’ar baalei ḥayyim — mindfullness of the suffering of all living creatures in our decisions and behavior. Rosh haShanah la-Behemah is the festival where we are reminded of this important mitsvah at the onset of the month in which we imagine ourselves to be the flock of a god upon whose welfare we rely. The “Council of All Beings” is an activity that can help us understand and reflect upon the needs of the flock of creatures that already rely upon us for their welfare. . . .

Kavvanah before Shofar Blowing on Rosh Ḥodesh Elul for Rosh haShanah la-Behemah (the Jewish New Year’s Day for Animals)

Contributor(s):	Aharon N. Varady
Categories:	Rosh haShanah la-Behemah, Rosh Ḥodesh Elul (אֶלוּל)
Tags:	שופר shofar, animal welfare, צער באלי חיים tsa'ar baalei ḥayyim, בהמות behemot, אלול elul, זמן תשובה Zman teshuvah, animal protection, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., shofar blowing, חשבון הנפש Ḥeshbon HaNefesh, the sixth month
	The text of this ritual shofar blowing for Rosh Ḥodesh Elul on Rosh haShanah La-Behemah developed as part of the annual ceremony taking place at the dairy barn on the campus of the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center beginning in 2009 under the auspices of Elat Chayyim Center for Jewish Spirituality and the Adamah Farm & Fellowship. The first Rosh haShanah ritual ceremony was co-developed by Rabbi Jill Hammer and Kohenet Sarah Chandler. My contribution of the kavvanah came a year later in 2010. The text presented here was built upon that ceremony and was presented first at the Hazon Detroit Jewish Food Festival in 2016. . . .

הגדה לסדר אלף באלול, ראש השנה לבעלי־החיים (זנגביל)‏ | Haggadah for the Alef b’Elul Seder, the New Year’s Day for Animals (Ginger House 2013)

Contributor(s):	The Jewish Vegetarian Society in Jerusalem and Michael Fraade (translation)
Categories:	Rosh haShanah la-Behemah, Seder LaBehemot
Tags:	eco-conscious, animal welfare, צער באלי חיים tsa'ar baalei ḥayyim, animal protection, Alef b'Elul, Rosh Hashanah L'Baalei Ḥayyim, Needing Translation (into English)
	ראש השנה לבעלי־החיים – על מה ולמה?‏ מקורו של ראש השנה לבעלי־חיים הוא באותה משנה שבה המקור לט”ו בשבט: “ארבעה ראשי שנים הם: באחד בניסן ראש השנה למלכים ולרגלים. באחד באלול ראש השנה למעשר בהמה; רבי אלעזר ורבי שמעון אומרין, באחד בתשרי. באחד בתשרי ראש השנה לשנים לשמיטים וליובלות, ולנטיעה ולירקות. באחד בשבט ראש השנה לאילן, כדברי בית שמאי; בית הלל אומרין בחמישה עשר בו”. (משנה ראש השנה א, א).‏ . . .

צער בעלי־חיים | Tsaar Baalei Ḥayyim [It is forbidden to cause] suffering to a living creature, a song in Yiddish

Contributor(s):	Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Unknown Author(s)
Categories:	Ḥanukkah, Shavuot, Rosh haShanah la-Behemah
Tags:	20th century C.E., animal welfare, צער באלי חיים tsa'ar baalei ḥayyim, בהמות behemot, animal protection, 57th century A.M., Yiddish songs, Pedagogical songs, ba'alei ḥayyim, ḥayot, Needing Source Images, Needing Attribution
	“Tsaar Balei Ḥayyim” ([It is forbidden to cause] suffering to a living creature), source unknown. Many thanks to Tiferet Zimmern-Kahan for recording the niggun for the song and to Naftali Ejdelman and The Jewish Daily Forward for providing the lyrics. . . .

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