Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1019 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4779

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4779 began on and ended 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 1016 1 Elul 4776
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1017 1 Elul 4777
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1018 1 Elul 4778
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1019 1 Elul 4779
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1020 1 Elul 4780
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1021 1 Elul 4781
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1022 1 Elul 4782
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1023 1 Elul 4783

References

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