Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5860 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9620
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9620 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 5857 | 1 Elul 9617 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5858 | 1 Elul 9618 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5859 | 1 Elul 9619 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5860 | 1 Elul 9620 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5861 | 1 Elul 9621 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5862 | 1 Elul 9622 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5863 | 1 Elul 9623 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5864 | 1 Elul 9624 |
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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