Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1349 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5109

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5109 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 1346 1 Elul 5106
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1347 1 Elul 5107
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1348 1 Elul 5108
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1349 1 Elul 5109
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1350 1 Elul 5110
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1351 1 Elul 5111
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1352 1 Elul 5112
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1353 1 Elul 5113

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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