Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5736 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9496
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9496 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 5733 | 1 Elul 9493 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5734 | 1 Elul 9494 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5735 | 1 Elul 9495 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5736 | 1 Elul 9496 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5737 | 1 Elul 9497 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5738 | 1 Elul 9498 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5739 | 1 Elul 9499 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5740 | 1 Elul 9500 |
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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