Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7099 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 10859

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 10859 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 7096 1 Elul 10856
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7097 1 Elul 10857
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7098 1 Elul 10858
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7099 1 Elul 10859
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7100 1 Elul 10860
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7101 1 Elul 10861
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7102 1 Elul 10862
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7103 1 Elul 10863

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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