Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5749 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9509
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9509 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 5746 | 1 Elul 9506 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5747 | 1 Elul 9507 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5748 | 1 Elul 9508 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5749 | 1 Elul 9509 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5750 | 1 Elul 9510 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5751 | 1 Elul 9511 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5752 | 1 Elul 9512 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5753 | 1 Elul 9513 |
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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