Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6240 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 10000
New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 10000 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 6237 | 1 Elul 9997 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6238 | 1 Elul 9998 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6239 | 1 Elul 9999 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6240 | 1 Elul 10000 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6241 | 1 Elul 10001 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6242 | 1 Elul 10002 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6243 | 1 Elul 10003 | ||
| Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6244 | 1 Elul 10004 |
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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