Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5356 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9116
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9116 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 5353 | 1 Elul 9113 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5354 | 1 Elul 9114 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5355 | 1 Elul 9115 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5356 | 1 Elul 9116 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5357 | 1 Elul 9117 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5358 | 1 Elul 9118 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5359 | 1 Elul 9119 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5360 | 1 Elul 9120 |
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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