Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5771 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9531
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9531 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 5768 | 1 Elul 9528 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5769 | 1 Elul 9529 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5770 | 1 Elul 9530 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5771 | 1 Elul 9531 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5772 | 1 Elul 9532 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5773 | 1 Elul 9533 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5774 | 1 Elul 9534 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5775 | 1 Elul 9535 |
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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