Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6599 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 10359

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 10359 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 6596 1 Elul 10356
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6597 1 Elul 10357
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6598 1 Elul 10358
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6599 1 Elul 10359
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6600 1 Elul 10360
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6601 1 Elul 10361
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6602 1 Elul 10362
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 6603 1 Elul 10363

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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