Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1699 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5459

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5459 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 1696 1 Elul 5456
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1697 1 Elul 5457
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1698 1 Elul 5458
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1699 1 Elul 5459
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1700 1 Elul 5460
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1701 1 Elul 5461
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1702 1 Elul 5462
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1703 1 Elul 5463

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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