Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1389 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5149

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5149 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 1386 1 Elul 5146
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1387 1 Elul 5147
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1388 1 Elul 5148
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1389 1 Elul 5149
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1390 1 Elul 5150
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1391 1 Elul 5151
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1392 1 Elul 5152
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1393 1 Elul 5153

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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