Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3109 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6869

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6869 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 3106 1 Elul 6866
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3107 1 Elul 6867
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3108 1 Elul 6868
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3109 1 Elul 6869
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3110 1 Elul 6870
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3111 1 Elul 6871
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3112 1 Elul 6872
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3113 1 Elul 6873

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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