Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5551 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9311
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9311 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 5548 | 1 Elul 9308 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5549 | 1 Elul 9309 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5550 | 1 Elul 9310 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5551 | 1 Elul 9311 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5552 | 1 Elul 9312 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5553 | 1 Elul 9313 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5554 | 1 Elul 9314 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5555 | 1 Elul 9315 |
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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