Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2942 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6702
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6702 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
| Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2939 | 1 Elul 6699 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2940 | 1 Elul 6700 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2941 | 1 Elul 6701 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2942 | 1 Elul 6702 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2943 | 1 Elul 6703 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2944 | 1 Elul 6704 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2945 | 1 Elul 6705 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2946 | 1 Elul 6706 |
References
- The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
- Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
- “Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
- Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)
The Jewish Holidays
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