Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4179 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 7939
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 7939 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 4176 | 1 Elul 7936 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4177 | 1 Elul 7937 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4178 | 1 Elul 7938 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4179 | 1 Elul 7939 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4180 | 1 Elul 7940 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4181 | 1 Elul 7941 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4182 | 1 Elul 7942 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4183 | 1 Elul 7943 |
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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