Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5261 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9021
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9021 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 5258 | 1 Elul 9018 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5259 | 1 Elul 9019 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5260 | 1 Elul 9020 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5261 | 1 Elul 9021 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5262 | 1 Elul 9022 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5263 | 1 Elul 9023 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5264 | 1 Elul 9024 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5265 | 1 Elul 9025 |
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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