Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3879 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 7639

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 7639 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 3876 1 Elul 7636
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3877 1 Elul 7637
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3878 1 Elul 7638
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3879 1 Elul 7639
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3880 1 Elul 7640
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3881 1 Elul 7641
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3882 1 Elul 7642
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3883 1 Elul 7643

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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