Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2539 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6299

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6299 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 2536 1 Elul 6296
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2537 1 Elul 6297
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2538 1 Elul 6298
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2539 1 Elul 6299
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2540 1 Elul 6300
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2541 1 Elul 6301
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2542 1 Elul 6302
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2543 1 Elul 6303

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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