Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2759 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6519

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6519 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 2756 1 Elul 6516
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2757 1 Elul 6517
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2758 1 Elul 6518
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2759 1 Elul 6519
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2760 1 Elul 6520
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2761 1 Elul 6521
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2762 1 Elul 6522
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2763 1 Elul 6523

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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The Jewish Holidays
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