Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1239 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4999

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4999 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 1236 1 Elul 4996
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1237 1 Elul 4997
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1238 1 Elul 4998
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1239 1 Elul 4999
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1240 1 Elul 5000
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1241 1 Elul 5001
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1242 1 Elul 5002
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1243 1 Elul 5003

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
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