Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6156 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9916
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9916 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 6153 | 1 Elul 9913 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6154 | 1 Elul 9914 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6155 | 1 Elul 9915 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6156 | 1 Elul 9916 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6157 | 1 Elul 9917 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6158 | 1 Elul 9918 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6159 | 1 Elul 9919 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6160 | 1 Elul 9920 |
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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