Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3909 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 7669

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 7669 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 3906 1 Elul 7666
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3907 1 Elul 7667
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3908 1 Elul 7668
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3909 1 Elul 7669
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3910 1 Elul 7670
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3911 1 Elul 7671
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3912 1 Elul 7672
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3913 1 Elul 7673

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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