Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4519 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8279
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8279 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 4516 | 1 Elul 8276 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4517 | 1 Elul 8277 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4518 | 1 Elul 8278 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4519 | 1 Elul 8279 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4520 | 1 Elul 8280 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4521 | 1 Elul 8281 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4522 | 1 Elul 8282 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4523 | 1 Elul 8283 |
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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