Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5839 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9599

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9599 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 5836 1 Elul 9596
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5837 1 Elul 9597
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5838 1 Elul 9598
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5839 1 Elul 9599
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5840 1 Elul 9600
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5841 1 Elul 9601
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5842 1 Elul 9602
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5843 1 Elul 9603

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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