Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7559 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11319

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11319 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 7556 1 Elul 11316
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7557 1 Elul 11317
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7558 1 Elul 11318
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7559 1 Elul 11319
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7560 1 Elul 11320
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7561 1 Elul 11321
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7562 1 Elul 11322
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7563 1 Elul 11323

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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