Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2180 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 5940
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 5940 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
| Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2177 | 1 Elul 5937 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2178 | 1 Elul 5938 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2179 | 1 Elul 5939 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2180 | 1 Elul 5940 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2181 | 1 Elul 5941 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2182 | 1 Elul 5942 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2183 | 1 Elul 5943 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2184 | 1 Elul 5944 |
References
- The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
- Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
- “Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
- Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)
The Jewish Holidays
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