Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6212 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 9972

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 9972 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

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6209 1 Elul 9969
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6210 1 Elul 9970
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6211 1 Elul 9971
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6212 1 Elul 9972
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6213 1 Elul 9973
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6214 1 Elul 9974
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6215 1 Elul 9975
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6216 1 Elul 9976

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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Books (paid links)

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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