Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4249 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8009

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8009 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 4246 1 Elul 8006
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4247 1 Elul 8007
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4248 1 Elul 8008
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4249 1 Elul 8009
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4250 1 Elul 8010
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4251 1 Elul 8011
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4252 1 Elul 8012
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4253 1 Elul 8013

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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