Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3209 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 6969

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 6969 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 3206 1 Elul 6966
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3207 1 Elul 6967
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3208 1 Elul 6968
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3209 1 Elul 6969
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3210 1 Elul 6970
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3211 1 Elul 6971
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3212 1 Elul 6972
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3213 1 Elul 6973

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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