Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5079 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 8839

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 8839 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 5076 1 Elul 8836
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5077 1 Elul 8837
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5078 1 Elul 8838
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5079 1 Elul 8839
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5080 1 Elul 8840
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5081 1 Elul 8841
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5082 1 Elul 8842
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5083 1 Elul 8843

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: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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