Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2949 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6709

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6709 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 2946 1 Elul 6706
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2947 1 Elul 6707
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2948 1 Elul 6708
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2949 1 Elul 6709
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2950 1 Elul 6710
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2951 1 Elul 6711
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2952 1 Elul 6712
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2953 1 Elul 6713

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: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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