Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5642 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9402
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9402 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 5639 | 1 Elul 9399 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5640 | 1 Elul 9400 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5641 | 1 Elul 9401 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5642 | 1 Elul 9402 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5643 | 1 Elul 9403 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5644 | 1 Elul 9404 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5645 | 1 Elul 9405 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5646 | 1 Elul 9406 |
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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