Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7779 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 11539

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 11539 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 7776 1 Elul 11536
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7777 1 Elul 11537
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7778 1 Elul 11538
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7779 1 Elul 11539
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7780 1 Elul 11540
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7781 1 Elul 11541
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7782 1 Elul 11542
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 7783 1 Elul 11543

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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