Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2989 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6749

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6749 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 2986 1 Elul 6746
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2987 1 Elul 6747
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2988 1 Elul 6748
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2989 1 Elul 6749
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2990 1 Elul 6750
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2991 1 Elul 6751
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2992 1 Elul 6752
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 2993 1 Elul 6753

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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