Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4119 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 7879
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 7879 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 4116 | 1 Elul 7876 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4117 | 1 Elul 7877 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4118 | 1 Elul 7878 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4119 | 1 Elul 7879 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4120 | 1 Elul 7880 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4121 | 1 Elul 7881 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4122 | 1 Elul 7882 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4123 | 1 Elul 7883 |
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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