Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5871 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9631
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9631 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 5868 | 1 Elul 9628 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5869 | 1 Elul 9629 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5870 | 1 Elul 9630 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5871 | 1 Elul 9631 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5872 | 1 Elul 9632 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5873 | 1 Elul 9633 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5874 | 1 Elul 9634 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5875 | 1 Elul 9635 |
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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