Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2449 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6209
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6209 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 2446 | 1 Elul 6206 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2447 | 1 Elul 6207 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2448 | 1 Elul 6208 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2449 | 1 Elul 6209 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2450 | 1 Elul 6210 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2451 | 1 Elul 6211 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2452 | 1 Elul 6212 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2453 | 1 Elul 6213 |
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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