Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5979 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9739
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9739 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 5976 | 1 Elul 9736 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5977 | 1 Elul 9737 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5978 | 1 Elul 9738 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5979 | 1 Elul 9739 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5980 | 1 Elul 9740 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5981 | 1 Elul 9741 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5982 | 1 Elul 9742 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 5983 | 1 Elul 9743 |
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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