Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5378 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9138
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9138 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 5375 | 1 Elul 9135 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5376 | 1 Elul 9136 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5377 | 1 Elul 9137 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5378 | 1 Elul 9138 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5379 | 1 Elul 9139 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5380 | 1 Elul 9140 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5381 | 1 Elul 9141 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5382 | 1 Elul 9142 |
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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