Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6142 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9902
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9902 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 6139 | 1 Elul 9899 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6140 | 1 Elul 9900 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6141 | 1 Elul 9901 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6142 | 1 Elul 9902 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6143 | 1 Elul 9903 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6144 | 1 Elul 9904 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6145 | 1 Elul 9905 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6146 | 1 Elul 9906 |
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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