Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2079 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5839

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5839 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall 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 2076 1 Elul 5836
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2077 1 Elul 5837
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2078 1 Elul 5838
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2079 1 Elul 5839
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2080 1 Elul 5840
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2081 1 Elul 5841
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2082 1 Elul 5842
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2083 1 Elul 5843

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
by Michael Strassfeld

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