Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4709 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8469
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8469 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 4706 | 1 Elul 8466 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4707 | 1 Elul 8467 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4708 | 1 Elul 8468 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4709 | 1 Elul 8469 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4710 | 1 Elul 8470 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4711 | 1 Elul 8471 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4712 | 1 Elul 8472 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 4713 | 1 Elul 8473 |
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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