Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5742 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9502

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9502 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 5739 1 Elul 9499
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5740 1 Elul 9500
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5741 1 Elul 9501
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5742 1 Elul 9502
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5743 1 Elul 9503
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5744 1 Elul 9504
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5745 1 Elul 9505
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5746 1 Elul 9506

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
by Michael Strassfeld

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