Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1429 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5189

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5189 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 1426 1 Elul 5186
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1427 1 Elul 5187
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1428 1 Elul 5188
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1429 1 Elul 5189
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1430 1 Elul 5190
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1431 1 Elul 5191
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1432 1 Elul 5192
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1433 1 Elul 5193

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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