Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5849 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9609

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9609 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 5846 1 Elul 9606
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5847 1 Elul 9607
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5848 1 Elul 9608
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5849 1 Elul 9609
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5850 1 Elul 9610
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5851 1 Elul 9611
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5852 1 Elul 9612
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5853 1 Elul 9613

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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