Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2909 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6669

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6669 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 2906 1 Elul 6666
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2907 1 Elul 6667
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2908 1 Elul 6668
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2909 1 Elul 6669
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2910 1 Elul 6670
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2911 1 Elul 6671
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2912 1 Elul 6672
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2913 1 Elul 6673

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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