Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3979 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 7739
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 7739 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 3976 | 1 Elul 7736 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3977 | 1 Elul 7737 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3978 | 1 Elul 7738 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3979 | 1 Elul 7739 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3980 | 1 Elul 7740 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3981 | 1 Elul 7741 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3982 | 1 Elul 7742 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 3983 | 1 Elul 7743 |
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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