Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3142 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6902
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6902 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 3139 | 1 Elul 6899 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3140 | 1 Elul 6900 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3141 | 1 Elul 6901 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3142 | 1 Elul 6902 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3143 | 1 Elul 6903 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3144 | 1 Elul 6904 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3145 | 1 Elul 6905 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3146 | 1 Elul 6906 |
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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