Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4149 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 7909

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 7909 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 4146 1 Elul 7906
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4147 1 Elul 7907
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4148 1 Elul 7908
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4149 1 Elul 7909
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4150 1 Elul 7910
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4151 1 Elul 7911
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4152 1 Elul 7912
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4153 1 Elul 7913

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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