Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3089 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6849

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6849 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 3086 1 Elul 6846
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3087 1 Elul 6847
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3088 1 Elul 6848
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3089 1 Elul 6849
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3090 1 Elul 6850
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3091 1 Elul 6851
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3092 1 Elul 6852
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3093 1 Elul 6853

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
by Michael Strassfeld

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