Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5909 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9669
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9669 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 5906 | 1 Elul 9666 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5907 | 1 Elul 9667 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5908 | 1 Elul 9668 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5909 | 1 Elul 9669 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5910 | 1 Elul 9670 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5911 | 1 Elul 9671 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5912 | 1 Elul 9672 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5913 | 1 Elul 9673 |
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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