Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6180 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9940
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9940 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 6177 | 1 Elul 9937 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6178 | 1 Elul 9938 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6179 | 1 Elul 9939 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6180 | 1 Elul 9940 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6181 | 1 Elul 9941 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6182 | 1 Elul 9942 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6183 | 1 Elul 9943 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6184 | 1 Elul 9944 |
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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