Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5459 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9219

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9219 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 5456 1 Elul 9216
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5457 1 Elul 9217
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5458 1 Elul 9218
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5459 1 Elul 9219
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5460 1 Elul 9220
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5461 1 Elul 9221
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5462 1 Elul 9222
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5463 1 Elul 9223

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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Books (paid links)
The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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