Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5844 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9604
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9604 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 5841 | 1 Elul 9601 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5842 | 1 Elul 9602 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5843 | 1 Elul 9603 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5844 | 1 Elul 9604 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5845 | 1 Elul 9605 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5846 | 1 Elul 9606 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5847 | 1 Elul 9607 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5848 | 1 Elul 9608 |
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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