Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7459 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11219

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11219 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 7456 1 Elul 11216
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7457 1 Elul 11217
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7458 1 Elul 11218
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7459 1 Elul 11219
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7460 1 Elul 11220
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7461 1 Elul 11221
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7462 1 Elul 11222
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7463 1 Elul 11223

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: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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