Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2719 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6479

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6479 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 2716 1 Elul 6476
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2717 1 Elul 6477
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2718 1 Elul 6478
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2719 1 Elul 6479
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2720 1 Elul 6480
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2721 1 Elul 6481
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2722 1 Elul 6482
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2723 1 Elul 6483

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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