Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2819 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6579

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6579 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 2816 1 Elul 6576
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2817 1 Elul 6577
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2818 1 Elul 6578
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2819 1 Elul 6579
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2820 1 Elul 6580
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2821 1 Elul 6581
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2822 1 Elul 6582
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2823 1 Elul 6583

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: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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