Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6116 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9876
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9876 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 6113 | 1 Elul 9873 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6114 | 1 Elul 9874 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6115 | 1 Elul 9875 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6116 | 1 Elul 9876 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6117 | 1 Elul 9877 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6118 | 1 Elul 9878 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6119 | 1 Elul 9879 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6120 | 1 Elul 9880 |
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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