Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3249 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 7009

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 7009 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 3246 1 Elul 7006
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3247 1 Elul 7007
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3248 1 Elul 7008
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3249 1 Elul 7009
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3250 1 Elul 7010
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3251 1 Elul 7011
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3252 1 Elul 7012
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3253 1 Elul 7013

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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