Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6519 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 10279

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 10279 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 6516 1 Elul 10276
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6517 1 Elul 10277
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6518 1 Elul 10278
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6519 1 Elul 10279
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6520 1 Elul 10280
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6521 1 Elul 10281
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6522 1 Elul 10282
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6523 1 Elul 10283

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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