Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1049 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4809

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4809 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 1046 1 Elul 4806
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1047 1 Elul 4807
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1048 1 Elul 4808
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1049 1 Elul 4809
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1050 1 Elul 4810
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1051 1 Elul 4811
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1052 1 Elul 4812
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1053 1 Elul 4813

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: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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